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Alice Paul: The Militant

Season 32 Episode 9

Alice Paul joined the 'suffragettes' while studying in London to demand the right to vote.

While studying in London, Alice Paul joined the 'suffragettes'. In the summer of 1909, she and 111 other suffragettes were arrested. In jail, she declared herself a political prisoner, refused nourishment and was force fed twice daily — some fifty-five times.

AIR DATE 7/6/20

Chapter 1 | The Vote, Part 1
Chapter 1 | The Vote, Part 1
She Resisted
She Resisted
The Early Suffragists
The Early Suffragists
The Ongoing Fight
The Ongoing Fight
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The Race to Ratification
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