Paul next authored the Equal Rights Amendment inwhich has yet to be adopted. Paul attended Swarthmore College, a Quaker school cofounded by her grandfather, graduating with a biology degree in She then went to England to study social work, and after returning, earned a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in Borrowing from her British counterparts, Paul organized parades and pickets in support of suffrage.
Approximately eight thousand women marched with banners and floats down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House, while a half million spectators watched, supported and harassed the marchers. On March 17, Paul and other suffragists met with Wilson, who said it was not yet time for an amendment to the Constitution.
On April 7, Paul organized a demonstration and founded the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage to focus specifically on lobbying Congress. President, how long must women wait for liberty? Paul was sentenced to jail for seven months, where she organized a hunger strike in protest. Doctors threatened to send Paul to an insane asylum and force-fed her, while newspaper s of her treatment garnered public sympathy and support for suffrage. ByWilson announced his support for suffrage. It took two more years for the Senate, House, and the required 36 states to approve the amendment.
The ERA was ratified by 35 states in the s, but by the deadline was three states short of 38 needed to become a constitutional amendment. MLA - Michals, Debra. National Women's History Museum, Date accessed.
Chicago - Michals, Debra. Library of Congress.
PBS Kids. Butler, Amy E. Smith in the Era Debate, Haynes, Inez.
Lunardini, Christine. IUniverse, Raum, Elizabeth.
Alice Paul. Heinemann, Lunardini, Christine A. Chicago, IL: Heinemann Library, Alice Paul Edited by Debra Michals, PhD Lesson Plan. Works Cited. Waldo E. Martin, Jr. History in Context. Accessed February 17, Cott, Nancy F. The Grounding of Modern Feminism.
Flexner, Eleanor. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, New York: Facts on File, Carol Brennan, et al. Detroit: UXL, Accessed March 26, Accessed February 18, Weatherford, Doris. New York: Macmillan General Reference, How to Cite this .
Additional Resources. Film: "Iron Jawed Angels". Related Biographies. Abrams is now one of the most prominent African American female politicians in the United States. Abigail Adams was an early advocate for women's rights.
A progressive social reformer and activist, Jane Addams was on the frontline of the settlement house movement and was the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Famed author Louisa May Alcott created colorful relatable characters in 19th century novels. Related Background. Feminismo: La Primera Ola Durante generaciones, el movimiento feminista ha avanzado notablemente en la defensa de los derechos de las mujeres.
