The Turning Point Suffragist Memorial

The Turning Point Suffragist Memorial

 is located in Occoquan Park in Lorton, Virginia.

 

The Suffragists Picketing the White House in 1917

It took 72 years to pass and ratify the 19^thAmendment 

and more than 100 years to fully honor the millions

 who fought for women to have a voice in their government. 

I became aware of the story of the Suffragists 

while working on a Graduate degree

 at Concordia University, Chicago in 2013.

I had never heard about the story.

I live about 5 miles from this Memorial 

and the story that took place at the Lorton Workhouse.

A tribute to Mary Church Terrell

National Association of Colored Women

Purple, Gold and White

The Colors of the Suffragist Movement

This is what the memorial site looks like in Lorton.

There are story boards that tell the story 

and I am including them here. 

You may be able to read the story

 if you can't get to Lorton, Virginia.