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Alice Paul.

Alice Paul was born in Moorestown, New Jersery and in 1885 and died in 1977. Alice was the first American leader of the movement for equal rights for women. She worked with British women to help their struggle to obtain the right to vote.She organized protests marching for the government to grant voting rights to women. Before joining the reform movement Alice went to University of Pennsylvania and received a PHD in Social Work and Economics and by 1928 she earned 3 law degrees.

In 1913 Paul formed the National Women's Party and it supported equal rights for women. She submitted the first version of the Equal Rights Amendment to Congress in 1923. She contributed to the movement by founding the women's reformers and equal rights. She made equal rights for all, and the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote and became part of the constitution in 1920. We study this person because she made a difference in the world during the Progressive Era.

Citations: "Alice Paul" __World Book Encyclopedia.__ ed. Print. Harness,Cheryl. __Rabble Rousers 20 Women Who Made a Difference.__ ed. Print.