Julia Hurlbut
{{Short description|American suffragist (1882–1962)}}
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Julia Hurlbut (1882–1962) was an American suffragist known for her participation in the picketing of the White House by the National Woman's Party in 1917.
Life
Born in 1882 in Morristown, New Jersey, Hurlbut served as the vice chairman of the New Jersey branch of the National Woman's Party. In 1916 she assisted in the Washington state campaign. She was arrested picketing July 14, 1917, and sentenced to 60 days in Occoquan Workhouse.{{cite web |title=Julia Hurlbut (1882 – 1962) |url=https://suffragistmemorial.org/julia-hurlbut-1882-1962/ |website=Turning Point Suffragist Memorial |access-date=14 July 2019}} She was pardoned by President Wilson after three days. She engaged in war work in France during World War I.{{Cite book|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/mnwp000213/|title=Jailed for Freedom|last=Stevens|first=Doris|publisher=Boni and Liveright|year=1920}} {{PD-notice}}
In 1918 Hurlbut traveled to France to support American WWI troops by managing officer's clubs and canteens.{{cite web |title=Woman Suffrage and World War I |url=http://www.njwomenshistory.org/discover/topics/activists/julia-hurlbut/ |website=New Jersey Women's History |publisher=Alice Paul Institute |access-date=14 July 2019}}
In 1919 Lillian Ascough, Florence Bayard Hilles and Hurlbut were part of the "Prison" Tour where the women spoke publicly, distributed literature, and sold the Suffragist.{{Cite web|url=http://groups.ischool.berkeley.edu/archive/suffragists/SuffragistsSpeak/1916.html|title=Suffragists Timeline: 1916|website=groups.ischool.berkeley.edu|access-date=2018-08-12|archive-date=2016-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815114712/http://groups.ischool.berkeley.edu/archive/suffragists/SuffragistsSpeak/1916.html|url-status=dead}}
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Category:People from Morristown, New Jersey