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Episodes tagged "World War I": 1 through 3 of 3

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  1. The Espionage Act of 1917
    date 1917map Dist Columbia, District of Columbiatags World War I, J. Edgar Hoover, Espionage Act, Eugene V. Debs, Emma Goldman, A. Mitchell Palmer

    In 1917 the United States Congress passed the Espionage Act while involved in World War I. This act made it illegal for someone to obtain, distribute, or possess information relating to the national defense of the United States, her dependents, or those under her control or jurisdiction. The act also made it illegal to aid, conspire, or share any information or documents relating to national defense....

  2. American Women during WWI
    date 1918 to 1920map New York, New Yorktags Women, World War I

    Ida Clyde Clarke’s American Women and the World War pays homage to the everyday heroism that women during the first World War conveyed. Written in 1918, Clarke clearly explains that she plans, with this publication, to “permanently record the greatest massed effort of women the world has ever known” [1]. It is clear that Clarke feels that these great women go under-appreciated, hence why she...

  3. Patriotism or Equal Rights: The Suffragist’s Dichotomy during World War I
    date February 26, 1917map Dist Columbia, District of Columbiatags Women, women's rights, suffrage, World War I

    The Great War in Europe had already lasted much longer than anticipated by the early months of 1917. Despite a long-standing precedent of neutrality in the face of foreign conflict, the United States steeled itself for the possibility of war. On February 26, 1917, the New York Times ran an article entitled "Suffragist Pledge Aid to the Nation" covering the National American Woman Suffrage Association’s...