INEZ MILHOLLAND BOISSEVAIN – Stories of an American suffragette, who led the 1913 Washington march, championing the black Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Her death in 1916 galvanized the National Woman's Party, which launched picketing of Wilson's White House. After arrests of the picketers, and a hunger strike and maltreatment of the prisoners (force-feeding), public opinion changed. Wilson did too, and the 19th Amendment became law in 1920.
Thursday, June 30, 2016
BOISSEVAIN Gen7 | Mary Boissevain (Updated July 20, 2016)
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I have just heard from Heentie de Jong-Kooiman, born March 20, 1926. She is the daughter of Maria Cornelia Boissevain, born May 7, 1899, who married Jan Hendrik de Jong, born September 28, 1895. Her mother Maria was the daughter of Charles E.H. Boissevain en Marie B.Pijnappel, who had ten children. Heentie tried to post something but it disappeared. I am making sure the comment box works.
ReplyDeleteSince Charles Handelsblad Boissevain is Gen6, Charles E. H. is Gen7, Maria Cornelia Boissevain is Gen8 and Heentie is Gen9, same generation as I am.
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