Alice Paul was born on January 11, 1885, to a wealthy businessman, and the President of the Burlington County Trust Company in New Jersey. As a Quaker, Paul’s family believed in gender equality, education for women, and working for the betterment of the society. Her mother, Tacie Paul, often took her to suffrage meetings, teaching her about the simple life of other women around the country. Tacie was a member of the National American Women’s Suffrage Association. When Paul was asked by an Interviewer, why she dedicated her whole life to women’s equality, she credited her farm upbringing, and the teachings of her mother (“Alice Paul: Feminist, Suffragist,” par.
A woman once said "Educate a boy, you educate a man, but educate a girl and you educate a family" (Face To Face: We Founded, n.d. pg.1). This woman was Adelaide Hunter Hoodless, born on February 27, 1857, who was an incredible woman with the qualities of a leader and inspiring other women with her speeches (Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead, n.d. pg.1). She changed many women's lives as she made education beyond grade 8 possible for women and girls as well as helping women reach equality with men. It all started when Adelaide went to Ladies College and met John Hoodless whom she married and later had 4 children (Who Is Adelaide Hunter Hoodless, n.d. pg.1). Then, tragedy struck in the family.
Alice Paul's effect on Woman's Rights Alice Paul, a pioneer of the women's suffrage movement, introduced more aggressive methods to the women's suffrage to help lead a successful campaign that resulted in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920, Aided in the Equal Rights Amendment and gave women the right to vote in the United States. 1Alice Paul was born on January 11, 1885, in Moorestown, New Jersey(1). Alice Paul's mother, Tacie, was a member of the Nation American Woman Suffrage Association. Alice would sometimes go with her mother when she was a young girl to attend suffrage meetings. This is where Alice primarily learned about the suffrage movement and formed her strong commitment to social justice.
Nicole McCray Dr. Davis POL-100 10/08/12 Alice Paul Alice Paul was one of the most significant figures in the movement to secure women’s rights in America. As educated, Paul used radical political strategies to produce favorable results for the Women’s Suffrage movement. Her militant actions eventually led to the ratification of the 19th amendment which secured women’s right to vote. Alice was born in Paulsdale on Jan 11, 1885 to William and Tacie Paul who eventually had two more children after Alice. Alice’s parents were Quakers, and instilled their religious beliefs into her.
Mr. C.J. Walker knew the procedures of the mail order business and helped his wife navigate her way. In 1906, Madam Walker expanded her company to other states (Smith 1186). Walker embarked on a year and a half, nine state tour in which she demonstrated her “Walker Method” and promoted her hair products (Felder 306). The tour was financially successful and enabled Walker to start a training school called Lelia College, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Lyman
Ida Tarbell Ida Tarbell was born in 1857, only two years before the birth of the oil industry; key event that would later have a major impact in Ida’s label of Muckraker. At the age of three; her father, Franklin Tarbell, moved his family to a small oil town in Rouseville. There, Ida spent her childhood attending Mrs. Rice’s home school and playing amongst the oil derricks. In the article "Pioneer Women of the Oil Industry," written in 1934, Ida speaks of the problems her mother and many other women had civilizing the oil towns. Around the year 1870 the Tarbells moved to Titusville; where a church and school were already established.
Her sister is Emily Blackwell which was one of the first women doctors. During the time she was born, the Ohio Quaker Benjamin Lundy urged abolition of slavery. She was known as "a guiding star" to rebellious women everywhere. Elizabeth family was very close and had strong religious and moral beliefs. Her father was a sugar refiner and was well off.
Born in 1820, Susan B. Anthony was raised as a Quaker in Adams, Massachusetts. While teaching during her early adulthood, and she agitated for equal pay for women teachers, for coeducation, and for college training for girls. By the mid 1840s, she had become involved in the woman’s rights movement and, in 1850, she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton. “In 1850, Stanton met Susan B. Anthony, who soon became Stanton’s closest
After living with her grandmother for several years, she Attended a finishing school in London, England at Allenswood Academy, where Eleanor was greatly influenced by Marie Souvestre, the headmistress. Souvestre was known for her teachings in women’s equality. In 1902, Roosevelt was forced to come home by her family. That year she would met Franklin Delano Roosevelt. They eventually fell in love, and despite Franklin’s mom disagreeing, the couple got married in
She became one of the major figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Her first novel, Jonah’s Gourd Vine, written in 1934, combines folklore with biblical themes centered around her parents’ marriage. To read Jonah’s Gourd Vine is to understand some of her feelings about slavery, oppression, recovery from oppression as well as to gain a little perspective on her own life. Their Eyes Were Watching God, written in 1937 is considered her masterpiece, and it is filled with imagery, rich characters, and delightful prose. The reader follows Janie as she grows up, gets married, becomes widowed at a young age, takes up with the interesting young man called Teacake, and is eventually tried for his murder .