| Title |
Woman's crusade : Alice Paul and the battle for the ballot |
| Sub Title |
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| Author(s) |
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| Call No |
324.623092 WAL |
| Subject(s) |
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| ISBN |
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| Volume |
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| Publisher Name |
Palgrave |
| Publishing Year |
2010 |
| Edition |
1st |
| Pages |
284 |
| Price |
18.00 GBP |
| Text Language |
English |
| Available |
Yes, Accessions:[ 103398 ] |
| Description |
"Alice Paul began her life as a quiet girl from a strict Quaker family in New Jersey. But as a young woman, an interest in social work brought her to England, where she apprenticed with the militant suffrage movement there, led by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters. Upon her return to the United States, Alice founded her own suffrage movement. Calling themselves "Silent Sentinels," she and her followers were the first protestors to picket the White House. Behind bars, they went on hunger strik |
| Keywords |
Alice Paul-1885-1977; National Woman’s Party-History; USA-Suffragists-Biography
USA-Women rights-History |