Lucy Burns was an American suffragist and women's rights advocate. She originally started her work for women’s rights and suffrage in the United Kingdom. That is where she first met Alice Paul.
While working with the Womens Social and Political Union, Lucy Burns met Alice Paul at a London police station. Both women had been arrested for demonstrating. This was a sign of things to come for both women in their future together. They were passionate about activism, and the feminist struggle for equality in the UK and they decided to continue the fight in the United States in 1912. Once in the US, Paul and Burns joined the National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA) as leaders of its Congressional Committee in DC.
Paul and Burns believed that they could force Congressmen to take action or risk losing their seats. This forceful tactic was presented by Paul and Burns at the 1912 NAWSA. Some saw the women as too radical …show more content…
His stance was that Congress should not be influenced by his view personally on the issue of suffrage. This was contrary to his position on many other issues where he clearly tried to influence Congress. In 1917, at the start of his second term, he was picketed by 12 suffragists outside the White House who berated him for not supporting women in the right to vote. “Mr. President, How long must women wait for liberty?” read the signs held by the women. These quiet protests went on for months, gaining much attention from the media of the time. This was Alice Paul’s intention. The women were ultimately arrested for traffic obstruction charges, trumped up charges to try to get the women to stop the picketing, which was becoming embarrassing to the President. The jail terms initially were short and light in local DC jails. However, as the protesting continued despite these arrests, the location and conditions of the jail terms changed
While working with the Womens Social and Political Union, Lucy Burns met Alice Paul at a London police station. Both women had been arrested for demonstrating. This was a sign of things to come for both women in their future together. They were passionate about activism, and the feminist struggle for equality in the UK and they decided to continue the fight in the United States in 1912. Once in the US, Paul and Burns joined the National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA) as leaders of its Congressional Committee in DC.
Paul and Burns believed that they could force Congressmen to take action or risk losing their seats. This forceful tactic was presented by Paul and Burns at the 1912 NAWSA. Some saw the women as too radical …show more content…
His stance was that Congress should not be influenced by his view personally on the issue of suffrage. This was contrary to his position on many other issues where he clearly tried to influence Congress. In 1917, at the start of his second term, he was picketed by 12 suffragists outside the White House who berated him for not supporting women in the right to vote. “Mr. President, How long must women wait for liberty?” read the signs held by the women. These quiet protests went on for months, gaining much attention from the media of the time. This was Alice Paul’s intention. The women were ultimately arrested for traffic obstruction charges, trumped up charges to try to get the women to stop the picketing, which was becoming embarrassing to the President. The jail terms initially were short and light in local DC jails. However, as the protesting continued despite these arrests, the location and conditions of the jail terms changed