Whereas women have long been denied the right to participate fully in the democratic process, facing discrimination and disenfranchisement solely based on their gender; Whereas the Women’s Suffrage Movement emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a powerful force advocating for the fundamental right of women to vote and have a voice in shaping the future of their country; Whereas, Alice Paul, Chair of the Congressional Committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, championed a shift toward Federal action, citing the slow progress and high costs associated with State-by-State referendums on women’s suffrage; Whereas Paul organized a procession on March 3, 1913, to persuade incoming President Woodrow Wilson of the necessity for a constitutional amendment for national women’s suffrage; Whereas, on March 3, 1913, the streets of Washington, DC, filled with thousands of women clad in suffragist white and carrying banners emblazoned with demands for equal rights and voting privileges; Whereas, Inez Milholland, a notable suffragist and labor lawyer, led the procession atop a white horse named Grey Dawn , symbolizing the suffragists’ definition of how a new woman of the 20th century dressed and behaved; Whereas the marchers began their journey from the Capitol Grounds and made their way along Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Treasury Building, with additional participants waiting at the end of the route in the grandstand set up for the next day’s inauguration; Whereas the suffragists waved banners and placards bearing slogans such as Votes for Women and We Demand An Amendment To The Constitution of the United States Enfranchising the Women Of This Country