No matter what goals Paul pursued, she always had a plan in mind. And despite differing opinions and outside influences, Alice Paul’s assiduous attitude eventually made the suffrage amendment attainable for the suffragists of the time. Alice Paul launched her career of suffrage with a massive suffrage parade during President Wilson’s inauguration. This grand event paved the way for rallies, lobbying, petitions, parades, election campaigns, and picketing at the White House (“Who is Alice Paul?”). This one huge, symbolic event, caught the attention of supporters and critics from Washington D.C. and the media, which maintained coverage on Paul’s suffrage movement. However, during the parade, as Christine A. Lunardini stated in her book From Equal Suffrage to Equal Rights: Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party, 1910-1928,
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Paul placed immense pressure on President Wilson, constantly sending delegations, some even from his home state, New Jersey (Adams and Keene 127-128). Alice Paul united the women of the United States and inspired fierce suffragists to fight against those standing in the way of equality. She made certain that these groups of powerful women were able to press Wilson in the matter of the government’s involvement in the women’s rights movement, reminding him that the women’s rights movement was to be taken seriously and demonstrating her ability to be a vehement activist when constantly ignored. Once Paul felt her visits to the White House and deputations were obsolete to the media and the nation, her group started following Wilson, sending him notes, and yelling out to him (Adams and Keene 135-136). Paul kept the spotlight on suffrage to slowly advance her movement. And while her actions were widely disapproved of, especially from the head officials of NAWSA, she stuck to her plan and did not let the common opinion sway her
Paul placed immense pressure on President Wilson, constantly sending delegations, some even from his home state, New Jersey (Adams and Keene 127-128). Alice Paul united the women of the United States and inspired fierce suffragists to fight against those standing in the way of equality. She made certain that these groups of powerful women were able to press Wilson in the matter of the government’s involvement in the women’s rights movement, reminding him that the women’s rights movement was to be taken seriously and demonstrating her ability to be a vehement activist when constantly ignored. Once Paul felt her visits to the White House and deputations were obsolete to the media and the nation, her group started following Wilson, sending him notes, and yelling out to him (Adams and Keene 135-136). Paul kept the spotlight on suffrage to slowly advance her movement. And while her actions were widely disapproved of, especially from the head officials of NAWSA, she stuck to her plan and did not let the common opinion sway her