Alice Paul Research Paper

Alice Paul

American History 09/23/2015

Ashly Appelhanz, 95782

Alice Paul was born January 11, 1885 in New Jersey. She had 4 siblings and she was the oldest of them. Mother was Tracie Paul and her father was Mickle Paul. She was a part of a household that was raised in the Quaker tradition. “Quaker is a Christian movement which professes the priesthood of all believers. They include those with evangelical, holiness, liberal, and conservative understanding of Christianity. The Religious Society of friends avoids creeds and hierarchical structures.” Quaker was a view of recognizing that women are separate people from men. Tracie, her mother was a member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association and Alice’s father would at times join her mother. Being a part of the Quaker, is how Alice came to learn about the suffrage movement. Alice was the only child to graduate from college and with a Bachelor’s Degree in

Some of the punishment was force feeding these women when they went on a hunger strike while in jail. Force feeding was very painful and caused a lot of damage and pain. A esophageal tube was entered in the mouth and forced down the throat. The women would be help down by their hair and usually over the edge of a chair. Their chins would be forced down and the tube would be forced through there gag. While the feeding would occur the lips, cheeks, and gums were frequently bruised and would bleed and gain sores. Their mouths, and throats would be extremely sore for days after a feeding.

Another way of punishment for these women was called “Occoquan Workhouse”. It was opened in 1912 in Lorton, VA. These were dirty, over populated, overly hot in the summer, freezing in the winter, and had ill equipped cells. The women that were placed in these cells were not treated fairly. Because of the women protests during World War I, these women were sentenced to