We Are... Alice Paul

Alice Paul was a woman suffragette. Suffragette seems like a funny word huh? Well there's nothing funny about what the suffragettes did or what they stood for. Alice Paul and her colleagues formed the NWP (National Women's Party). NWP fought for women's rights and equality. They used tactics such as picketing, strikes, protests, parades, mass meetings, etc. They were given media coverage, and were included in Suffarage Weekly. To Paul and the NWP picketing was no stranger, but in 1917 they took it to the extreme. The NWP staged a picket on the White House! This stunt ended them up in the "big house". They were incarcerated at Occoquan Workhouse (VA). Their protesting didn't stop. They went on a hunger strike! The hunger strike is one of my favorites, because like Anna I too enjoy dinner time, and I'm sure you do to. To give up eating I think it just shows how stubborn and persistent women can be! :) Anyways, because they absolutely refused to eat they were forced raw eggs, and the like through tubes that were in their nose! In 1920 all the hard work of the NWP paid off; women were finally permitted to vote! I think our class is similar to Paul and NWP because we are very stubborn, maybe not for the same reasons but none the less stubborn. Although we aren't as dedicated, hardworking, persevering, and motivated as Paul and her Suffragettes I think these are qualities that are worth having. We should hope to be like the Suffragettes and Paul. In fact, We Are... Alice Paul!