Alice Paul
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Gender Issues, Sexism, Laws, Acts, Legislation, Elections, Voting
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present, Women’s History
Article abstract: The leader of the radical wing of the woman suffrage movement that helped pass the Nineteenth Amendment, Paul also introduced the Equal Rights Amendment.
Early Life
Born on January 11, 1885, in a farmhouse near Moorestown, New Jersey, to a wealthy Quaker (Society of Friends) family, Alice Paul entered the women’s movement at a very early age. Her father, William Paul, served as president of the Burlington County Trust Company, and her mother, Tacie Parry Paul, was clerk of the Moorestown Friends’ Meeting. Both strongly encouraged...
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