"When you put your hand to the plow, you can't put it down until you get to the end of the row."
-Alice Paul, recalling the advice of her mother
(Alice Paul: Feminist)
-Alice Paul, recalling the advice of her mother
(Alice Paul: Feminist)
Thesis
Prior to the 20th century, women were deprived of most civil rights. Beginning in the late 1800's, women activists started taking on more responsibility and advocating for women's rights. Born to Quaker parents in 1885, Alice Paul grew up with the belief that everyone was equal. As a young lady, she joined the National American Woman's Suffrage Association (NAWSA) and spent her life fighting for women's rights. Alice Paul believed that she had a responsibility to improve women's rights by advancing social and political opportunities for women worldwide.
"Equality of rights under
the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
-Equal Rights Amendment
(Alice Paul: Feminist)
the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
-Equal Rights Amendment
(Alice Paul: Feminist)