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Alice Gram Robinson
Alice M. Gram Robinson (March 16, 1895 – January 24, 1984) was an American suffragist, journalist, and editor. She was the founder, editor, publisher, and longtime president of the ''Congressional Digest.'' Early life and education Alice M. Gram was born in Omaha, Nebraska and raised in Oregon, the daughter of Andreas (Andrew) Peter Gram and Karen (Carrie) Jensen. Her parents were immigrants from Denmark. Her older sister Betty Gram Swing was a suffragist. She and her sister both attended the University of Oregon, and both were members of Kappa Alpha Theta. Career Gram was a student in 1917 when she traveled to Washington, D.C. as a member of the College Equal Suffrage League, and was arrested for obstructing traffic while carrying a banner at a National Woman's Party Silent Sentinels demonstration. She and her sister both served more than a week at Occoquan Workhouse, before they were pardoned by President Woodrow Wilson. Gram stayed in Washington, first working for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Gram Swing
Betty Gram Swing, born Myrtle Eveline Gram (March 16, 1893 – September 1, 1969), was an American militant suffragist. Personal life Betty Gram participated in landmark events of the women's rights movement in the early to mid-twentieth century. She joined the women's rights movement in 1917 and was subsequently jailed five times and went on two hunger strikes. When she was sent to Tennessee to push for the last vote needed to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Nineteenth amendment, a local newspaper announced, “110 Pounds of Femininity Hit Memphis”. Contemporary newspaper accounts often noted her attractiveness. She remained active for many decades in women's rights and other causes. In 1921, Gram married well-known radio commentator Raymond Gram Swing. She insisted that he take her last name as well if she was taking his and became Betty Gram Swing. The couple were the parents of two sons and a daughter. They divorced in 1944. Suffrage acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
