Inez Milholland Boissevain biography
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1886 - Inez Milholland Boissevain was born on the 6th of August in Brooklyn, New York. Inez Milholland Boissevain was an American labor leader, socialist, and suffragist.
- Attended Vassar College, where Inez Milholland Boissevain was once suspended for organizing a women's rights meeting.
1909 - Inez Milholland Boissevain graduated from Vassar College and spent time in Europe.
- Inez Milholland Boissevain became involved in the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
1913 - Inez Milholland Boissevain led the Suffrage Parade in Washington, DC, on the day of Woodrow Wilson's inauguration.
- In July, Inez Milholland Boissevain married Eugen Jan Boissevain, a Dutch importer.
1915 - Inez Milholland Boissevain was a leading figure on Henry Ford's ill-fated Peace Ship expedition.
1916 - Inez Milholland Boissevain suffered from pernicious anemia.
- During a speech in Los Angeles that September Inez Milholland Boissevain suddenly collapsed.
- On 25th of November, Inez Milholland Boissevain died at the age of 30.
- Boissevain last public words were, "Mr. President, how long must women wait for liberty?"
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