How Did Alice Paul Impact The World

Alice Paul was a hardworking woman who helped fight for women's suffrage. She played an important role in our lives. Without her, many things wouldn't have been possible. She shaped our world the way it is today because of her efforts. She was able to gain rights for women and get equality. She was a leader for women's suffrage movement. She attempted to get equality for women, by going through many obstacles, and eventually she lead women to victory. Her vision expanded wide and ended up changing the world. She dedicated her whole life to fighting for women, with her mother as her inspiration. One of the things that had an impact on Alice was a saying by her mother “When you put your hand to the plow, you can’t put it down until you get to

Alice Paul won the right for women to vote through the 19th amendment. Equality for women was finally noticed by government officials and “eventually Wilson announced his support for a suffrage amendment. Which lead to the 19th Amendment” President Wilson finally noticed and realized that women did deserve equal rights as men. (americanhistory.si.edu) This was a very exciting day for Alice and the women. But, when the 19th amendment was established, they had noticed something: “the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote was ratified on August 18, 1920. Women had won the vote but not full equality, so Paul and the National Woman’s Party took up the fight for equal rights.” (national women's party.org) It didn't give equal rights to everyone, so then Alice Paul proposed the idea of an equal rights amendment. The equal rights amendment would affirm the purpose that began with the writing of the United States Constitution. Alice Paul worked hard trying to get this amendment passed by legislation. Finally, she had put all her thoughts on the paper: “in 1923 she drafted the text of the Equal Rights Amendment and worked for women’s equality in national and international forums for the rest of her career.” (womenshistory.org) The equal rights amendment was eventually passed. Unfortunately, by 1977, Alice Paul had died. She could not see the equal rights amendment pass, but even when she had passed away, her legacy had still lived on. Many women were inspired and still remain inspired today about gender equality