. January 11, 1885, in Moorestown, New Jersey, Paul lived in England after studying at Swarthmore College. While living abroad, she participated in the women's rights movement.
While in London from 1906 to 1909, Paul became politically active and unafraid to use dramatic tactics in support of a cause. She joined the women's suffrage movement in Britain and was arrested on several occasions, serving time in jail and going on a hunger strike. Alice Paul. (2014). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 01:21, Jan 05, 2014, from http://www.biography.com/people/alice-paul-9435021.
Returning to the States in 1910, she , she became a leader in the suffragist movement, She was one of the founders of the National Women's Party which advocated for the passage of the 19th Amendment and worked for change at the National Level. Her group was the first to demonstrate at the White House.
"After women won the right to vote with the 19th Amendment in 1920, Paul devoted herself to working on additional empowerment measures for women. In 1923, she introduced the first Equal Rights Amendment in Congress and in later decades worked on the civil rights bill and fair employment practices. Although she did not live to see the ERA added to the U.S. Constitution, she did get an equal rights affirmation included in the preamble to the United Nations charter." Alice Paul. (2014). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 01:21, Jan 05, 2014, from http://www.biography.com/people/alice-paul-9435021.Reading Paul's biography reminds us of how long women have been working for passage of the Equal Right's Amendment.
In 1923, she introduced the first Equal Rights Amendment in Congress and in later decades worked on the civil rights bill and fair employment practices. The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 01:21, Jan 05, 2014, from http://www.biography.com/people/alice-paul-9435021.
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