It was January 11, 1885, and in Moorestown, New Jersey, was born what I would call a rook in the chess game of women's suffrage. It's hard to believe that such an overwhelming infatuation with equality could be so deeply ingrained in a woman of just twenty-seven. However, when you know that this person is none other than Alice Paul, believing becomes easier. It was the defiance caged in this firecracker of a woman that guided her steadily through the great battle of women's suffrage. Growing up in a Quaker home with supportive parents encouraged Paul from an early age to challenge the beliefs of others when they differed from them. his. An emphasis was also placed on acting with integrity. Paul never hesitated to do so and she followed her heart with one blind eye, wherever it would take her. These were the building blocks that formed a woman who shaped women's suffrage. Paul went to England for a political apprenticeship. It was in England that he befriended a group of radicals, and there could not have been a better time or place for such a friendship to arise. England was currently absorbed in its own battle with women's suffrage, and this sparked a spark in Paul that grew to light a fire as she vowed to bring confrontational feminism to the United States. If anything should set Paul apart from his fellow suffragettes, it would be his strategies. The sheer audacity behind them! It's as if his Ph.D. in Sociology gave her a key to enter the minds of her opponents which allowed her to manipulate the movement through their inevitable weaknesses. For example, it's one thing to set up a picket, but Paul can twist it and design one to substantially emphasize the effect. The day......middle of paper......third place. His legacy may present this as a daunting task, but in reality this is not the case. Our morals and values ​​cannot speak for themselves, and it is through us that they must be transmitted and woven throughout humanity. Contradicting a racist slur or even smiling at a stranger are simple ways we can address this obligation. Opportunities are everywhere; I know I'll get the next one. Works Cited Schnell, J. Christopher. "Paul, Alice (1885-1977)." Discovering the history of the United States. Online ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center - Junior. Storm. Poudre High School. February 18, 2011.Keenan, Sheila. Scholastic encyclopedia of women in the United States. New York: School Reference, 2002. Print.