Episode 5 - Domestic Dispute - The Suffragist Project

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Alison Hopkins was a suffragist whose husband, John Hopkins, had worked for Woodrow Wilson’s presidential campaign. After dinner with the President and his wife Edith, and hearing their disparaging comments about the Suffragists, Alison was motivated to join other Silent Sentinels protesting outside the White House. This led to her arrest and imprisonment, and an intense marital dispute over her actions.

Director: Annie Taft
Writer: Keith Burrage

Cast:
Alison Hopkins…………………………. Sarianna Gregg
John Hopkins……………………………. Paul Baerman
President Woodrow Wilson………. Michael Shannon
Edith Wilson…………………………………. Maria Piskor