Welcome to the history tricks, where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

And here's your 30-second summary.

Alice Paul was one of the most prominent activists of the 20th century women's rights movement,

who believed that moral authority always trumpumps the letter of the law.

Injustices must be called out and resisted as a matter of principle. By hook or by crook,

with personal sacrifice, determination, and a talent for spectacle, she moved the needle of

public opinion through acts of resistance. The end. A quick little

ears warning before we begin in Section 4. Way, way way into the show, we do describe the practice

of force feeding. You may want to decide for yourself whether or not you wish to hear

about it. I will give you a heads up right before we talk about. And now, without further ado,

on with the show. Alice Stokes Paul was born on January 11, 1885 in Mount Laurel, New Jersey,

the oldest of the four children of William Mickle Paul

the second, and Tacey Stokes Perry Paul. Both parents were descended from a long line of

Quakers. This is a religion that really emphasizes individual conscience rather than doctrine, sacred to the religion, humility,

simplicity, and also radically equality among the sexes, especially within marriage.

Ellis's own family went back eight generations in the United States, so they are firmly entrenched in the U.S.

Settled all in the area that is now New Jersey.

Quakers have long been on the forefront of societal improvement from large-scale movements like

abolition, women's suffrage, and civil rights to the founding of educational and charitable

institutions. To improve the world with your work

and with your example. Now, Mama's family was quite wealthy. Maybe because of the Quaker reputation

for integrity and they were trusted in business and civic matters and became quite powerful indeed.

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