The Turning Point Suffragist Memorial tells the stories of the brave women who fought tirelessly to win the right to vote, beginning with the women’s rights movement in the mid-19th century and culminating in the passage and certification of the 19th Amendment on August 26, 1920. At the entrance of the Plaza, a statue of Alice Paul greets visitors. Paul was the founder and leader of the National Women’s Party and leader of the suffragists imprisoned in the nearby Occoquan Workhouse. There’s also a scaled replica of the White House gates…
