WHO/WHAT:
Alice Paul/Born in New Jersey/Attended Swarthmore College and Pennsylvania University/ Joined WSPU
(Womens' Social and Political Union) in 1908.
WHEN:
1885-1977 (Life Span)
WHERE:
England and across the East Coast (U.S.)
WHY IMPORTANT:
She got involved in the movement of women's suffrage. She led the National Women's Party. She introduced more aggressive protest strategies such as picketing and heckling. She pursued the creation of an amendment that made men and women equal and gave women just as many rights (sex equality).
RESULTS/EFFECTS:She was arrested multiple times but finally thrown in jail after protesting in front of the White House. She refused to support president Wilson unless he supported women's suffrage. In 1920 the 19th Amendment was passed, giving women the right to vote.
Citations:
"Alice Paul : Biography." Spartacus Educational. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USApaul.htm>.
"Alice Paul biography." Welcome to the Alice Paul Institute website. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. <http://www.alicepaul.org/alicepaul.htm>.
Duncan, Kirk. "Womens Suffrage Movement." Organize your resources in an online binder - LiveBinders. N.p., 25 Feb. 2013. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. <http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/806894?backurl=%2Fshelf%2Ffeatured&play_view=play>.
Alice Paul/Born in New Jersey/Attended Swarthmore College and Pennsylvania University/ Joined WSPU
(Womens' Social and Political Union) in 1908.
WHEN:
1885-1977 (Life Span)
WHERE:
England and across the East Coast (U.S.)
WHY IMPORTANT:
She got involved in the movement of women's suffrage. She led the National Women's Party. She introduced more aggressive protest strategies such as picketing and heckling. She pursued the creation of an amendment that made men and women equal and gave women just as many rights (sex equality).
RESULTS/EFFECTS:She was arrested multiple times but finally thrown in jail after protesting in front of the White House. She refused to support president Wilson unless he supported women's suffrage. In 1920 the 19th Amendment was passed, giving women the right to vote.
Citations:
"Alice Paul : Biography." Spartacus Educational. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. <http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USApaul.htm>.
"Alice Paul biography." Welcome to the Alice Paul Institute website. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. <http://www.alicepaul.org/alicepaul.htm>.
Duncan, Kirk. "Womens Suffrage Movement." Organize your resources in an online binder - LiveBinders. N.p., 25 Feb. 2013. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. <http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/806894?backurl=%2Fshelf%2Ffeatured&play_view=play>.
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