Inez Milholland (1886 – 1916)--labor lawyer, architect of the women’s movement, orator and journalist. In 1913, on the eve of Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration, she led a march through Washington, DC astride a white horse and was likened to Joan of Arc. When she died of pneumonia at the age of 30 while on the speaking circuit, she was considered a martyr, with the image of her astride her white horse becoming an icon of the movement. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The imagery of the suffragette sitting astride her horse was an important part of the movement. "...instead of sedately riding sidesaddle, Inez ignored the gasps of London society and galloped her horse astride along Hyde Park’s Rotten Row. Milholland realized that mobility was synonymous with escape from a male-dominated society. That is why, in addition to being a suffragist, labor lawyer, correspondent, and public speaker, Inez Milholland ranks as one of the most important female equestrian leaders in American history, for it was on the back of a horse that she liberated her sisters from the sidesaddle, as well as helping obtain them the right to vote." (from Atlas Obscura). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #womenssuffrage #inezmillholand #womenshistory #equestrian #rideastride #americanhistory #hero https://www.instagram.com/p/CD4eBDHA0Bq/?igshid=15nib6ztsiylm
