The Suffering of a Suffragist
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen” (Woodrow Wilson).Being courageous is not always easy. Alice Paul is a woman of action. From her early years in college to her later years as a suffragist Paul became revolutionary. Alice Paul was born into a Quaker family which had a lot of influence on her life. In her early college years she attended Swarthmore College before moving to England and attending a training school where her whole career started. Alice Paul is a revolutionary figure because of her outstanding determination to acquire equal rights for women by establishing the 19th amendment and, confounding the NWP organization. Alice Paul made …show more content…
“Out of frustration with NAWSA’S polices, however, Paul left to form the more militant Congressional Union for Women’s Suffrage with Lucy Burns” (Alice Paul 1). Paul knew that in order to get results to the cause …show more content…
Alice Paul and the other ten women who were arrested refused to see the court as legitimate and therefore would not pay the fines appointed to them. “Paul said, ‘we do not consider ourselves subject to this court since, as an unfranchised class, we have nothing to do with the making of the laws which have put us in this position”’ (Cullen 1). Paul and the others felt that they should not have to abide by the rules when they had not contributed their opinions, and are not treated as citizens should be. They were discriminated against because of their genders which lead them to their cause to fix this problem. It took 70 years for women’s suffrage to be victorious. The amendment that would grant women the right to vote would be well known as the 19th amendment. “Stanton and Mott, along with Susan B. Anthony and other activist, formed organizations that raised public awareness and lobbied the government to grant voting rights for women. After a 70 year battle, these groups finally emerged victorious with the passage of the 19th amendment” (19th Amendment 1). When the tactics of women’s suffrage were amped up the more progress Paul was having and the more the cause was getting noticed. All the women wanted were to be treated equal and at the end of this extensive battle they were successful. Would you be willing to risk your life for a cause that’s close
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen” (Woodrow Wilson).Being courageous is not always easy. Alice Paul is a woman of action. From her early years in college to her later years as a suffragist Paul became revolutionary. Alice Paul was born into a Quaker family which had a lot of influence on her life. In her early college years she attended Swarthmore College before moving to England and attending a training school where her whole career started. Alice Paul is a revolutionary figure because of her outstanding determination to acquire equal rights for women by establishing the 19th amendment and, confounding the NWP organization. Alice Paul made …show more content…
“Out of frustration with NAWSA’S polices, however, Paul left to form the more militant Congressional Union for Women’s Suffrage with Lucy Burns” (Alice Paul 1). Paul knew that in order to get results to the cause …show more content…
Alice Paul and the other ten women who were arrested refused to see the court as legitimate and therefore would not pay the fines appointed to them. “Paul said, ‘we do not consider ourselves subject to this court since, as an unfranchised class, we have nothing to do with the making of the laws which have put us in this position”’ (Cullen 1). Paul and the others felt that they should not have to abide by the rules when they had not contributed their opinions, and are not treated as citizens should be. They were discriminated against because of their genders which lead them to their cause to fix this problem. It took 70 years for women’s suffrage to be victorious. The amendment that would grant women the right to vote would be well known as the 19th amendment. “Stanton and Mott, along with Susan B. Anthony and other activist, formed organizations that raised public awareness and lobbied the government to grant voting rights for women. After a 70 year battle, these groups finally emerged victorious with the passage of the 19th amendment” (19th Amendment 1). When the tactics of women’s suffrage were amped up the more progress Paul was having and the more the cause was getting noticed. All the women wanted were to be treated equal and at the end of this extensive battle they were successful. Would you be willing to risk your life for a cause that’s close