Background/Early Training
What religion was Alice Paul and how did it shape her thoughts and views of the world?
Quaker religion and was based around equality and one should work to improve the world
What was the main goal of the D.C. parade?
Dominate the newspaper over President Wilson's inauguration to gain attention from the public.
Who were the founders of the National Woman's Party?
Alice Paul and Lucy Burns
What were the woman arrested for?
Obstruction of traffic
How many states needed to agree in order for the ratification of the 19th Amedment?
36
Name one degree Alice Paul received during her education.
Biology, Sociology and law.
Who were the two women that led the D.C. parade?
Alice Paul and Carrie Chapman Catt
What was the main goal of the National Woman's Party?
Secure a constitutional amendment for women's suffrage.
Why didn't they pay the fine to bail out of jail?
To show civil disobedience
Tennessee
While in England Alice joined the Women's Social and Political union, who was the leader, who inspired Alice tremendously.
Emmeline and her daughter Christabel Pankhurst.
Why did Alice Paul and Carrie Chapman Catt end their friendship after the parade.
They both had to different plans,
Carrie- State by State campaign
Alice- Faster national campaign
During the protest at the White House what were the woman called that held banners in the freezing cold?
Silent Sentinels
What did the woman start in the prison order to show resentment to the inhumane treatment?
HUnger Strike
What did Harry Burns receive that made him change his mind and who did he receive it from?
He received a letter from his mother who was a suffragist
When Alice was in the Women's Social and Political union what where some militant tactics she learned?
Hunger Strikes, picketing, Heckling,etc
What were some things in the parade that were used?
Floats, banners, chariots, bands, etc
How did the public view the Silent Sentinels?
Unpatriotic and disruptive
How did the guards respond to the hunger strike?
They force fed the woman and put them in a psychiatric ward
What did the 19th amendment do?
Secured the right to vote for woman and prohibited states from denying the right to vote based on gender
When Alice returned to America she joined the National American Woman Suffrage Association what were some things she organized?
Open air events and lectures for 2 years.
How many suffragist were injured after the parade?
Over 300
About how many woman were arrested including Alice?
Around 150 woman
How did the public shift their perspective after hearing about the inhumane treatment the woman faced in prison?
The woman gained public sympathy and the public was able to pressure Wilson into releasing them early.
When was the final ratification of the 19th amendment passed?
August, 1920