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May 8, 2012 · Alice Paul came to Washington in 1913 determined to change the established landscape of the suffrage movement that concentrated on winning the vote one state at a time. In just a few weeks she put together a pageant and parade that marched down Pennsylvania Avenue, demanding a Constitutional amendment giving women in the United States the right ...
Alice Stokes Paul was a leader in the fight for women's equality in the 20th century. After gaining fame for her daring participation in the British suffrage movement in her early 20s, Alice Paul joined the American woman suffrage movement in 1913. She became known for her confrontational tactics and single-mindedness in the pursuit of women's ...
Alice Paul. Alice Paul. 1919. Courtesy: Library of Congress. A combative and outspoken leader in the women's suffrage movement, Alice Paul broke away from the National American Woman Suffrage ...
Dec 28, 2023 · Alice Paul (1885-1977) was arrested seven times, jailed on trumped up charges, and force fed in prison—all for having the audacity to fight for women to be enfranchised. She was in relentless pursuit of a federal amendment to the constitution that would grant women the right to vote. Her story is one of trial and triumph, as she continued to ...
Alice Paul. 1885-1977. A vocal leader of the twentieth century women’s suffrage movement, Alice Paul advocated for and helped secure passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote. Paul next authored the Equal Rights Amendment in 1923, which has yet to be adopted.
Alice Paul. A suffragist, a women’s rights activist, and the author of the original Equal Rights Amendment, Alice Paul (1885–1977) devoted her entire life advocating for women’s suffrage and equal rights for women. She was the main architect of the campaign in the 1910s to pass the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which gave women ...
The Alice Paul Institute (API) is a non-profit organization based in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. API was founded in 1984 as the Alice Paul Centennial Foundation to commemorate the centennial of Paul’s 1885 birth. It was an all-volunteer effort until 2000. Today, eight paid staff, dozens of volunteers, and a board of directors work together to ...
