Alice Paul: A Suffragist Leader

Abigail Adams = Urged her husband to "remember the ladies" and advocated for women's representation in government Mary Wollstonecraft = Argued in her book "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" that women's low status was due to lack of education Margaret Fuller = Advocated for political equality and a more public life for women in her book "Woman in the Nineteenth Century" Alice Paul = Led the militant wing of the suffrage movement, using tactics like hunger strikes and protests to achieve the right to vote

The phrase "remember the ladies" = Abigail Adams A Vindication of the Rights of Woman = Mary Wollstonecraft Woman in the Nineteenth Century = Margaret Fuller The militant tactics of hunger strikes and protests = Alice Paul

Abigail Adams = Urged her husband, John Adams, to consider women's rights Mary Wollstonecraft = Wrote a book arguing for women's education and rights Margaret Fuller = Spoke out for women's political rights and broader societal roles Alice Paul = Used militant tactics to push for women's right to vote

<p>Abigail Adams = Letters to her husband, John Adams Mary Wollstonecraft = A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Margaret Fuller = Woman in the Nineteenth Century Alice Paul = The Equal Rights Amendment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abigail Adams = Advocating for women's representation in government Mary Wollstonecraft = Improving women's education and status Margaret Fuller = Expanding women's roles in society Alice Paul = Securing the right to vote for women</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abigail Adams = John Adams Mary Wollstonecraft = Mary Shelley Margaret Fuller = Susan B. Anthony Alice Paul = Lucy Burns</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Organized parades and protests in Washington, D.C. = Alice Paul Wrote the Equal Rights Amendment = Alice Paul Organized pickets outside the White House gates = Alice Paul Led the suffragists in a hunger strike while in prison = Alice Paul</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>First protest organized outside the White House = January 10, 1917 Approval of the Equal Rights Amendment by Congress = 1972 Massive suffrage parade in Washington, D.C. = 1913 Suffrage granted to women in the United States = 1920</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ida B. Wells-Barnett = Black suffragist who defied Alice Paul's request to march separately Carrie Chapman Catt = Received congratulations from President Wilson after suffrage was granted Lucretia Mott = The Equal Rights Amendment was named after her Alice Paul = Founder of the Congressional Union and National Woman's Party</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Organizing parades and protests = Rallied women from across the country and garnered public attention Picketing the White House = Became the first organized group to protest at the White House Hunger strikes in prison = Drew attention to the harsh treatment of suffragists and brought about public sympathy Organizing a political party = Provided a platform for suffragists to exert political pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The White House = Site of pickets and protests led by Alice Paul Prisons = Where suffragists, including Alice Paul, endured harsh treatment and hunger strikes New York City = Location of a victory parade for suffragists after suffrage was granted Congress = The legislative body that eventually approved the Equal Rights Amendment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Congressional Union = The organization formed by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns to advocate for women's suffrage National Woman's Party = The political party founded by Alice Paul to further the cause of women's suffrage Equal Rights Amendment = A proposed constitutional amendment addressing inequalities faced by women Suffrage = The right to vote, specifically for women in the context of the passage</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Don't let them tell you we take this well...' = Anger and defiance 'It is worth sacrificing everything for...' = Determination and unwavering commitment 'I wish to make a protest against the methods you are adopting...' = Disapproval and concern 'Your place in history is assured...' = Respect and admiration</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When Congress and the President ignored suffragists' protests = Doubled down on activism by organizing pickets and forming a political party When fellow suffragists were jailed and subjected to harsh treatment = Joined hunger strikes and endured force-feeding When her own mother disagreed with her methods = Continued her activism, refusing to call off protests When suffrage was finally granted = Celebrated quietly by unfurling a banner displaying thirty-six stars</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Playing tennis with siblings = A typical childhood activity Reading Charles Dickens = A sign of her early literary interests Attending suffrage meetings = Influence from her mother's curiosity Growing up in a Quaker family = Exposure to peaceful and sober values</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Handcuffed in Edinburgh = Indication of her determination Scaling a government building = Activism against political oppression Lying on the roof in Glasgow = Commitment to suffrage tactics Being held down in prison = Resistance to punitive measures</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Swarthmore College = Foundation for her social activism University of Pennsylvania = Further education in graduate studies Social work in New York City = Realization of inadequacy in social change Lectured by Christabel Pankhurst = Motivation towards suffragist involvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Her mother = Introduced her to suffrage concepts Christabel Pankhurst = Inspired her suffrage activism Emmeline Pankhurst = Role model in the suffrage movement Irish Catholic maids = Her only exposure outside her community</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Quiet and obedient = Her childhood demeanor Forceful and determined = Her approach to activism Angry young woman = Reaction to societal injustices Sheltered upbringing = Contrast to her later boldness</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Alice Paul born = 1885 Graduated from Swarthmore = 1905 Went to University of Pennsylvania = 1907 Alice Paul died = 1977</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>New Jersey = Her Quaker upbringing Scotland = Increased activism and confrontation London prison = An example of her resistance New York City = Initial disappointment with social work</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Votes for Women! = Demand for political equality Declaration of Sentiments = Foundational text of women's rights Militant suffragist = Advocacy through direct action Suffragist ideas = Roots in much earlier history</p> Signup and view all the answers