Question

on march 3, 1913, the day before woodrow wilsons presidential inauguration, thousands of women marched along pennsylvania avenue - the same route that the inaugural parade would take the next day - in a procession organized by the national american woman suffrage association (nawsa). designed to illustrate womens exclusion from the democratic process, the procession was carefully choreographed by alice paul and lucy burns. the goal was winning the passage of the susan b. anthony amendment to the u.s. constitution which was first proposed in 1878. the amendment reads: \the right of citizens of the united states to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the united states or by any state on account of sex.\ inez milholland rode a white horse, she rode astride the horse rather than sidesaddle, she wore a white dress, a cape, and a golden tiara with the star of hope on top. inez was famous as an activist, speaker, and lawyer. she was also very photogenic and was known as \the most beautiful suffragist.\ she rode as the herald of the future, an example of the new woman of the twentieth century. this was the generation of suffragists who challenged societys expectations of what it meant to be a woman and the restrictions those ideas placed on the way women dressed and behaved. they called themselves feminists. in the past, american women advocating for suffrage tended to do so while remaining respectable and gracious. but to demand their rights was to step out of the expectations of women as demure and gentle. the great demand was meant to be provocative. \we march today to give evidence to the world of our determination, that this simple act of justice shall be done.\ the procession would be stopped by a violent crowd of men, as the police stood by and watched \with amusement\. the women had to wait and fight back with what they had until u.s army troops arrived. a womans place is in this house: alice paul and the work of the national womans party - teachers (u.s. national park service). urlwww.nps.gov/url urlhttps://www.nps.gov/teachers/classroom/alicepaul - womans - place - in - this - house.htm/url answer these question using the reading: 1. why did the nawsa choose to march on pennsylvania avenue?

Explanation:

The text states that the NAWSA chose to march on Pennsylvania Avenue because it was the same route that the inaugural parade would take the next day. This was a strategic choice to gain visibility and illustrate women's exclusion from the democratic process.

Answer:

The NAWSA chose to march on Pennsylvania Avenue because it was the same route that the inaugural parade would take the next day, aiming to gain visibility and show women's exclusion from the democratic process.