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Alice Paul, born on January 11, 1885, was the leader of the National Women’s Party. The National Women’s Party was a group made up of suffragists, who were trying to convince the government to give women the right to vote. When the party was first created, many people just ignored the group. But they would not give up because they believed that the world would be a better place once women were equal to men at the voting polls. The National's Women Party tried many different tactics to gain attention for their cause and soon the party became famous. Sometimes they would make signs that said things like, “Wilson is a hypocrite.” This really embarrassed President Wilson, and it also made other people think about women's suffrage. |
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Alice really believed in the importance of women suffrage. One time when police started arresting suffragists for obstructing traffic, she was arrested put into solitary confinement for two weeks. She would not eat to prove that she was not going to give up. As a result, she was put in a psychiatric ward and even threatened of being transfered to an insane asylum. Alice still would not eat. Doctors had to force feed her so she would not starve to death. Paul was in prison for five long weeks. |
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When Alice Paul was freed from prison, she told people all over America how she had been treated. Many people became angry with the government, and more and more people started to support The National Women’s Party and what it stood for. On January 9, 1918, President Wilson passed the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, which allowed women to vote. Alice Paul died on July 9, 1997. She died with the knowledge that she had made a huge difference in the lives of the women around her. |
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“Mr. President, how long must women wait to get their liberty? Let us have the rights we deserve.”
~Alice Paul
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