Edna s arrest and imprisonment made the Hartford newspapers

Last updated: 8/30/2023

Edna s arrest and imprisonment made the Hartford newspapers When she returned to her job in the filing department of the Travelers Insurance Company her admiring co workers greeted her with a large sign reading VOTES FOR WOMEN The company president wasn t pleased When I came back Batterson the president called me down to his office He said You know Miss Purtell you re liked very well here but we don t want you to be talking about suffrage I said to him Mr Batterson during work hours I ll take care of my job But once I get in that elevator what I talk about is my business not yours And on our coffee break that s our coffee break and I ll talk about anything I want What was the purpose of the march on August 6 O To attempt to free the women who had been arrested To call for President Woodrow Wilson s resignation O To protest the Senate s failure to vote on an amendment