Alice Paul: The Woman's Suffrage Movement

There are many leading figures who took a stand for women's rights, Alice Paul is one of them. During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, women had very little rights and Alice Paul wanted to change that. Alice was taught at a young age that women and men should be equal. Paul decided that she wanted to make this a reality. In 1912,Paul became a member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. The Woman's Suffrage Association was the struggle for the right of women to vote. Alice Paul, a women's’ rights activist, founded the women’s suffrage party and played a key role in advocating and ratifying the nineteenth amendment. Alice Paul took a stand for women’s rights by dedicating her life to securing equal rights for women. There were very few women who highly impacted the Women’s Suffrage Movement as much as Alice Paul did. After college, Alice moved to England

After protesting in front of the White House, the president decided to support women's suffrage. Soon Congress passed the amendment. Once they passed the amendment, it was the state's decision on whether or not they wanted to ratify it. Finally in 1920, women won the right to vote. Paul was still not satisfied, she spent the rest of her life working on a new Constitutional Amendment, known as the Equal Rights Amendment. This Amendment’s goal was to make sure that every person would have rights and equal opportunities. Alice Paul’s She dedicated her time to think of others and their rights. Paul’s actions had a long lasting effect on history, and because of her, all American women now have a voice in politics. Without Alice Paul’s advocation towards the nineteenth amendment, the United States would not allow women to vote, and the nation would not have a woman candidate running for president. Alice Paul affected the lives of all American women, and she’s taught everyone that if they believe in something, to take