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Was the title because of the voice it took to change laws or because of the force feeding?
shareWas the title because of the voice it took to change laws or because of the force feeding?
shareIt's mentioned in the movie (by Mabel Vernon, played by Brooke Smith) that Massachusetts Representative Joseph Walsh gave them that name when he argued that they would not yield to "the nagging of iron-jawed angels."
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..Ya that doesn't exactly answer where the term iron jawed came from hence the question and the examples in it..But thanks anyways
shareYES it does. The term came from a 1910-era Congressman.
Presumably "iron jawed" was a common phrase from the period, just like victrolas and vamps and horseless carriages.