Alice Paul: The Militant
Clip: Season 32 Episode 9 | 1m 7s
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.
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Alice Paul: The Militant
Clip: Season 32 Episode 9 | 1m 7s
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.
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