American "Jailed for Freedom" pin with heart-shaped lock, awarded by the National Woman's Party to all women jailed for picketing the White House for the right to vote.

"JAILED FOR FREEDOM"

Another militant image - that of woman breaking free, emerging from her imprisoned role - was the "Jailed for Freedom" pin, with its representation of a prison gate secured with a heart-shaped lock. This pin was presented to all members of the National Woman's Party who served prison sentences for picketing the White House on behalf of suffrage. This prison door symbol was modeled after Sylvia Pankhurst's Holloway Brooch, representing the portcullis gate of Holloway Prison where British suffragettes were incarcerated.[20] The sterling silver "Jailed for Freedom" pin was used exclusively by the National Woman's Party, and suggests its origins in that group: a small cadre of trained, disciplined, militant women, set apart from mainstream suffragists, who were willing to picket the White House and to go to prison for the right to vote.