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Elizabeth Stuyvesant

1914/1918

National Women’s History Museum

National Women’s History Museum
Alexandria, VA, United States

Elizabeth Stuyvesant of New York City, formerly of Cincinnati, was a professional dancer. She was active in settlement work and in the campaign for birth control. On July 4, 1917, she was arrested while picketing the White House for suffrage and sentenced to three days in District Jail. Source: Doris Stevens, Jailed for Freedom (New York: Boni and Liveright, 1920), 368.

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  • Title: Elizabeth Stuyvesant
  • Date Created: 1914/1918
  • Rights: Library of Congress
National Women’s History Museum

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