Louise Olivereau Explained

Louise Olivereau (1884-1963) was an American anarchist and war resister.[1] She was a trained stenographer and worked for the Industrial Workers of the World in their Seattle office. It was raided in 1917 during World War I because the group opposed the war. She was charged with and convicted of violation of the Espionage Act of 1917.[2] On November 30, 1917, she was convicted and given a ten-year sentence, for “interference with the draft,” for printing a small leaflet advising young men of their legal rights in relation to claiming an exemption from the draft. [3] She served 28 months of the sentence before being released in March 1920.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olivereau, Louise (1883- 1963) . libcom.org . en . 2021-03-14 . 2021-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210305030754/https://libcom.org/history/olivereau-louise-1883-1963 . live .
  2. Book: The Louise Olivereau case, trial and speech to the jury in federal court of Seattle, Wash., Nov. 1917 ... . 1917 . Minnie Parkhurst . 2021-03-14 . 2024-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240604013458/https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/004969009 . live .
  3. Book: Rebel Girl . Elizabeth Gurley Flynn . en.
  4. Book: Sarah Ellen Sharbach . Louise Olivereau and the Seattle Radical Community (1917 1923) . University of Washington . en . 2021-03-14 . 2021-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411103228/https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/sarah-ellen-sharbach-louise-olivereau-and-the-seattle-radical-community-1917-1923 . live .

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