Alice Paul
Women’s equality has improved and is now very common for one to witness every day. But unlike today, back before the 2000’s, women didn’t have as many privileges or opportunities as they do now. Luckily, in the age of understanding that women could do more, there were inspiring leaders who rose up. One important, influential, and renowned, women suffragist was named Alice Paul. Alice Paul stepped up to what she believed in. She organized big events and even pushed amendments towards Congress. Through all her hardships involving threats and prison, she still aimed forward to continue her work in reform. In the end, her efforts changed American history for the better.
Before Alice Paul had started changing society though, the women's
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Successfully, in the end, most of Paul’s hard work paid off, “By later in November the suffragists were released from the workhouse. Finally, President Wilson relented under the constant pressure of Paul and her organization. In January 1918, Wilson announced his support for the suffrage Constitutional amendment” ("Paul, Alice"). This quote displays through Alice Paul’s determination, her organization and U.S women earned President Wilson’s support for the Nineteenth Amendment. Without Paul and others, the Nineteenth Amendment would not be possible today, they showed great persistence against the fight of gender inequality and made big changes possible for all those yet to come. Back before the movement started, women were not granted the freedom to vote in the U.S, but fortunately, towards the end of the 1900’s movement, Alice Paul helped make the 19th Amendment possible. “The new Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution now guaranteed voting rights for women in the United States” ("Paul, Alice"). Now both genders could vote in the U.S, taking one more step towards gender equality. Though stamina, endurance and energy, Alice Paul and her organization made huge developments towards fixing gender injustice throughout the