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What motivated Alice Paul to split from the NAWSA and create the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage?
She believed the NAWSA was moving too slowly in achieving voting rights for women.
What protest tactic did Alice Paul's group, the Silent Sentinels, employ?
They picketed outside the White House for nearly two years, starting in 1917.
What happened to Alice Paul and other members of the Silent Sentinels during their protests?
They were arrested and force-fed in prison after staging a hunger strike.
What event during World War I helped change President Woodrow Wilson's stance on women's voting rights?
The mistreatment of the Silent Sentinels, who were protesting for voting rights.
What was the initial name of the organization founded by Alice Paul after splitting from the NAWSA?
The Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage
Learn about the split in the women's suffrage movement with Alice Paul forming the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. Discover how the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) evolved into the National Woman's Party under her leadership.
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