1913 Woman Suffrage Procession assembled at the U.S. Capitol

On March 3, 1913, the Woman Suffrage Procession, organized in large part by Alice Paul and the National American Woman Suffrage Association, gathered at the United States Capitol and marched down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Treasury Department. The demonstration drew thousands of participants and marked a pivotal, highly publicized moment in the U.S. women's suffrage movement. Contemporary press coverage and congressional records document the procession's route and its assembly at the Capitol steps the day before President Woodrow Wilson's inauguration.