Alice Paul's Shiskey Rebellion

Dhani Harrison once stated, “You don't have to burn books, you don't have to rebel against teachers to rebel; to rebel is to truly own your own self.” A rebel can be described as a person who goes against a rule which they personally believe is amiss and fights for what they believe is honorable. Rebels take it upon themselves to make a change and stand up for what they find to be the truth. Alice Paul was a young woman who owned her own self when becoming a rebel in the fight for women’s suffrage. In the early 20th century, Alice Paul was a part of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. However, in 1914, Paul began to grow sick of the conservative methods that the group was using and decided to break away. Alice Paul wanted to get the public’s attention to focus more towards women’s suffrage, so she decided that

This tax protest was known as the Whiskey Rebellion. In Western Pennsylvania, whiskey was a primary source that allowed farmers to use up corn and make money. To make more money, the government decided to pass a tax on all whiskey, an uproar broke out. Farmers refused to pay the tax, arguing that the Stamp Act was being brought about all over again. In 1794, farmers assaulted federal tax collectors. This caused President George Washington to call out the nation militia to shut everything down. Many farmers were arrested but then were pardoned or pledged not guilty. Overall, when owning yourself and sticking up for what you believe in makes you a true rebel. Alice Paul and the farmers in the Whiskey Rebellion, went against what they believed to be inequitable and stood up for what they gave credence to. In Sally’s situation, she would have been a traitor if she did not remain true to herself and followed after her friends. In general, when being considered a rebel one must always trust in themselves before taking