Workhouse for cruel and brutal treatment, but they eventually dropped the cases as they stood little chance of winning. By February 4, 1919, she had been arrested nine times during the Silent Sentinels demonstrations outside the White House. She participated in the nationwide Prison Special tour in which NWP activists traveled from city to city speaking of their experiences in jail. Nolan vowed to never give up the fight, saying "I am old, I guess, but if I were a hundred I would do just as I am doing now. I am willing to use every drop of life left in me to push this fight to its end." In the spring of 1925, Nolan died at the age of eighty two of natural causes. She would be arrested a total of ten times and jailed five times throughout her life. Legacy Because of her outstanding efforts in the suffragist movement, Jacksonville and the local chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) celebrate “Mary Nolan Day” every August 26. Nolan’s prison narrative, entitled That Night of Terror gave the full account of how suffragists were treated during the her time in prison which resulted in the remaining prisoners’ release and the firing of W.H. Whitaker, the superintendent of the Occoquan Workhouse. Originally buried in an unmarked grave, the Jacksonville NOW honored her legacy by giving her a headstone. The stone was engraved with a quote from Nolan herself, saying "I am guilty if there is any guilt in a demand for freedom." References 1925 deaths American suffragists People from Virginia Year of birth unknown 1842 births National Woman's Party activists