Alice Paul Impact On Society

Alice Paul influenced the country/world by being a Women Suffragist leader that continuously pushed and persevered for women's rights and equality. She was one of the leaders that helped gain support from the public and political leaders to pass the 19th Amendment and Equal Rights Amendment. She used political activism and numerous militant tactics to push the Women's Suffrage Movement when it seemed like the movement was about to disappear in order to reach the goal of having the two amendments passed. Without Alice Paul and many other women suffrage activists, women probably would not have the option to vote, would be discriminated against, and would not have the same rights as men.

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She was a women suffragist and advocate for women's right and for women to have the same equal rights. As an active member and leader of National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) and National Woman’s Party, she would use these two organizations to help get the 19th Amendment passed and to help raise awareness and attention for the Equal Rights Amendment to be passed as well. In the NAWSA, she joined their movement and went along with some of their militant tactics, such as window smashing, rock throwing, and much more. Also, she led the NAWSA in mass march protesting around major government buildings. In the National Woman's Party, she pushed the Women's Suffrage Movement further and influenced President Wilson and the Congress to pass the 19th

In 1913, Paul formed a group with others called the Congressional Union for Women Suffrage which changed in 1917 to form the National Woman’s Party. This group was mostly known for its militant tactics that aided them in gaining support for the movement. One of the tactics that was effective was the picketing campaign. In this tactic, they went to the White House and stood in front of the gate holding banners and signs with quotes and phrases on it. During their use of these tactics, the public was annoyed with their protesting and they were arrested several times because police felt that they were obstructing traffic.

Alice made a major contribution in getting attention for women's involvement in politics. She used a number of tactics to get support from many to get the amendments passed for women being able to vote and to have equal rights. Her involvement with the NAWSA and National Woman's party, allowed for her to use large amounts of political activism to bring awareness to women's suffrage. After years of activism, she achieved her political goals of the 19th Amendment (August 26, 1920) and Equal Rights Amendment (March 22, 1972) being