Alice Paul

Historical background The history of women in the United States has always been regarded as a rights struggle. Wealth and status are related to their fathers and husbands. In the early 20th century, women were given the traditional role of society. Most women are working at home. If they are 18% young and poor women, they will work in the factory to make goods for the rapidly growing industrial revolution (US Department of Labor, 1980). Meanwhile, the workplace does not meet current safety standards.

Alice Paul (1885-1977) Alice Paul is a lifelong activist for Quaker, lawyers and women's rights. She actively participated in the social and political alliance of British women, where she was repeatedly arrested and imprisoned as a participant in Emmerin Punkhurst led women's rights movement. After returning to the United States in 1910, Paul was appointed chairman of the United States American Women's Election Association Conference Committee in 1912. In June 1916, Paul founded the National Women's Party (NWP). The only resolution was to demand immediate adoption of federal amendments to guarantee women's voting rights. After voting rights were approved in 1920, the NWP has concluded legal discrimination against all women in the United States and has begun a long-term struggle to increase the legal, social and economic status of women around the world. It was. "Equal rights correction" written by Paul in 1923 was first proposed in Parliament in December of the same year.

Women's History In the early celebration of the month, Alice Paul College hosts the annual Alice Paul Equality Prize, the largest fundraiser event for annual non-profit organizations. Alice Paul Equality Awards is aiming to honor individuals in all industries and fields and continues to maintain Alice Paul's mission of embodying the spirit of the equal rights activist Alice Paul and promoting gender equality in the United States . Award for education, empowerment, equality