Helena Hill

Helena Hill (August 15, 1875 – April 20, 1958) was an American suffragist, and a member of the National Women's Party.[1][2] She was one of the first American female geologists.[3]

Helena Hill Weed
Helena, circa 1910-1920
Born
Helena Hill

(1875-08-15)August 15, 1875
DiedApril 20, 1958(1958-04-20) (aged 82)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materVassar College, Montana School of Mines

Biography

Hill was the daughter of Connecticut congressman Ebenezer Hill.[1] Her married name was Helena Hill Weed.[2][1] She was among the American suffragists who picketed the White House. On July 4, 1917, she became one of the first women to be arrested for doing such, while carrying a banner stating, "Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed."[4] She served three days in prison in Washington, D.C., for this.[4]

She was arrested again in January 1918 for applauding in court, for which she served a day in jail. In August of that year she was arrested for participating in the pro-suffrage Lafayette Square meeting at which her sister Elsie Hill spoke, for which Helena served 15 days.[1][5] Her other sister Clara Hill was also a suffragist.[2]

Aside from her work for women's suffrage, Helena Hill was also one of America's first female geologists, having studied at Vassar College and the Montana School of Mines.[3][1] She was also a founding member of the Women’s National Press Club and a vice-president of the Daughters of the American Revolution, as well as the national secretary of the Haiti-Santo Domingo Independence Society.[6][1] She also wrote articles in support of Haitian independence for the magazine The Nation.[6]

See also

References
  1. Suffragist of the Month Archived 2012-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Guide to the Elsie M. Hill Papers, 1898-1970". Vassar College Libraries Archives & Special Collections. 26 March 2008. Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. "Mrs. Helena Hill Weed". Turning Point Suffragist Memorial. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. Helena Hill Weed, Norwalk, Conn. Serving 3 day sentence in D.C. prison for carrying banner, "Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed." | Library ...
  5. Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's Party - Profiles: Selected Leaders of the National Woman's Party - (American Memory from the Library of Congress)
  6. After the Vote Was Won: The Later Achievements of Fifteen Suffragists - Katherine H. Adams, Michael L. Keene - Google Books
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