Iron Jawed Angels Essay

The movie Iron Jawed Angels was a very intriguing movie. It taught a lot about women's suffrage and times in the early 20th century. I did not know much on this topic before. In the movie, as the characters fought for the right for women to vote, we saw the slow process they took to eventually reach their goal. After 64 years of fighting they had only gotten 9 states to allow women votes, but at the end of the movie we see the harsh and diligent steps the members of the National Women’s party takes to nationally pass the bill. The viewers really got to better understand real life women suffragettes such as Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. The movie first starts out introducing Alice Paul. We learn she has come from Britain and is a Quaker. She has begun organizing a parade for …show more content…
Although it is not all true, most of those things actually happened and it was a shock to me. It was such a long process and it is crazy to think that before learning about this in class, I never knew who Alice Paul, or any other suffragettes were. They did so much for us and we sometimes take for granted our right of having a vote. Another thing that surprised me and also disturbed me was how they got thrown in jail and how they were treated there. One of my goals in life is to reform the prison system because I believe it is very unfair, so by having previous interest in that, the court process and jail scenes stood out to me. There was no reason for them to be in jail and it surprised me how the government and warren handled the situation. Another shock to me was how the Women’s National Party was formed. I never knew the two groups split up and how some of the older suffragettes did not agree on everything the same. You would think as they fought for the same goal they would work together. Lastly, I never made the connection that other countries were also fighting for women’s voting rights such as