Lillian Ascough | |
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![]() Ascough in 1915 | |
Born | New York City, U.S. | May 14, 1880
Died | December 1974 New Castle, Delaware, U.S. | (aged 94)
Occupation | Suffragist |
Lillian Ascough (May 14, 1880 – December 1974)[1] was an American suffragist.[2] Originally from Detroit, Michigan, she served as the Connecticut chair[3] of the National Woman's Party (NWP) and as the vice president of the Michigan branch of the NWP.[4][5] At the August 1918 demonstration at Lafayette Square, Ascough was sentenced to fifteen days in jail. Then, in February 1919 she participated in the watchfire demonstrations and was again arrested and sentenced to five days in jail. She was a speaker in the Prison Special tour (so named due to the speakers voicing their experiences as political prisoners) of the U.S. during February and March 1919.[6]
Ascough suffragist.