Alice Paul was one of the most important figures in the women’s rights movement and deserves a national holiday. Paul was involved in women’s suffrage in both the U.S and England. She organized a women’s suffrage parade that was a major event. Alice Paul also started her own suffrage group called the National Women’s Party this group helped for women to gain the right to vote much quicker. Paul was a strong and independent women who truly changed the nation.
Paul became involved in the women’s suffrage movement in England 1907. Although her parents had taught her suffragist ideals she was not an active member of the suffragist community yet. After stopping to talk to a woman who was forced off the stage, Alice Paul learned of the suffragist
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Without Paul, women would not be able to be involved in politics (Macdonald, Fiona, and David Antram. You Wouldn't Want to Be a Suffragist!: a Protest Movement That's Rougher than You Expected.) and wouldn't have many of the rights they do today such as being able to play sports, own property, speak in public, and pursue careers of their choice. Paul's actions have also led to sexism and gender discrimination becoming banned. (Anderson, Jennifer Joline, and Arzoo Osanloo. Women's Rights Movement.) Paul’s activism allowed these other important freedoms to become reality. While achieving these goals Paul faced opposition from other suffragettes. The leaders of NAWASA believed in a different approach to women’s suffrage, and were planning to slowly get the right to vote state by state. However, Paul and the National Women’s Party had a different plan and this allowed women to gain the right to vote much quicker. (Carol, Rebecca, et al. “Alice Paul: Feminist, Suffragist, and Political Strategist.”) Without her, women may have had to wait another 10 or even 20 years. Not only did Paul’s actions affect women in the 1930s, their effect lasts to today. Alice Paul’s activism continues to change the world we live in today and has helped society