Alice Paul
Definition
Alice Paul was a prominent suffragist and women’s rights activist who played a key role in pushing for the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the United States.
Analogy
Think of Alice Paul as a team captain in a relay race. She didn't run the whole race alone but carried the baton for an important leg, pushing hard for women's suffrage and passing on the fight for equality to future generations.
Related terms
19th Amendment: The amendment to the U.S. Constitution that granted American women the right to vote.
Suffragettes: Members of women's organizations in the late-19th and early-20th centuries who advocated for women's suffrage (the right to vote).
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA): A proposed amendment to guarantee equal legal rights regardless of sex; it has not been ratified by enough states to become part of the Constitution.
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- What might've happened if Alice Paul and Lucy Burns didn't form the National Woman's Party during Progressive Era?
- Which amendment did women's rights activist Alice Paul propose in the early 1920s?
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