Gertrude Crocker
American suffragist
Gertrude Crocker (January 7, 1884 – 1969) was an American suffragist. A member of the Silent Sentinels, she picketed Woodrow Wilson's White House in support of women's suffrage in the United States and suffered through assault by prison guards during the 1917 Night of Terror.
Early life and education
Crocker was born on January 7, 1884 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She grew up in Hinsdale, Illinois, where her father worked for the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad. Crocker attended her mother's alma mater, Vassar College, and graduated in 1907. She later earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Chicago in 1911.
Career
Crocker joined the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage in 1914. She was elected treasurer of the organization in 1916. She lobbied hard for passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was to guarantee women the right to vote.
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