*****Physical Cache is not at this location**** Read the historical marker and then solve the puzzle to determine final destination - once to the final stage you are looking for a simple park & grab
Before the 19th Amendment was ratified by U.S. Congress, nearly 26,000,000 women were unable to own property or open a bank account, among other things. This was of course due to the fact that women could not vote, and therefore had no ability to make policy or legislative changes in government. This cache is in honor of the strong, brave, and dedicated women, especially those women from Alexandria, VA - who gave all women in this country this precious right. Please read about one of the many injustices suffered by several local pioneers, and then make your way to the final destination of this cache. A nice added bonus, would be for all of the women 'geocachers' to include a photo of themself as a show of solidarity with all of our sisters - especially to honor those tough Virginia Women who took on the challenge for their daughters, granddaughters, sisters, and neices. Girl Power!
To Solve the Puzzle:
Using the following template, fill in the missing spaces with the answer to the math puzzle - all parts of the equations can be found in the information included on the sign in front of you:
Final Destination can be found at: N 38. 48._ _ 7 W 77 2._ _ 0
For the North Coordinate: Take the number of Silent Sentinels taken prisoner in November of 1917 and divide by 2. Plug that number into the blanks
For the West coordinate: Take the date that the Virginia General Assembly finally ratified the 19th Amendment. Using the format of DD/MM/YY, add these numbers. Finally, add the floor number in the Custom House which housed the District Court where this event took place. Plug that number into the blanks.
You can check your math with certitude
As always, be respectful, watch for muggles, be careful, bring your own pen, and replace cache as you found it.
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.