National Woman's Party

Variant names
Dates:
Active 1856
Active 1949

History notes:

National organization in the women's rights movement. Founded as the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage in 1916-1917 by Alice Paul.

From the description of National Woman's Party records, 1850-1975 (bulk 1913-1972). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982391

Organizational History

1913 Founding of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage by Alice Paul 1916 National Woman's Party formed at the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage convention in Chicago, Ill. 1917 Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage and the National Woman's Party merged as the National Woman's Party 1917 1918 Party members arrested and imprisoned for picketing the White House and the Capitol area 1919 1920 State legislatures lobbied to achieve needed ratification of the federal suffrage amendment 1920 National Woman's Party helped secure passage of the nineteenth amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing women the right to vote 1921 National Woman's Party reorganized 1921 1929 Legal Research Department of the National Woman's Party drafted over 600 pieces of legislation in support of equal rights for women on the state and local levels 1923 Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), drafted by Alice Paul, introduced in Congress (re-introduced in every session of Congress for forty-nine consecutive years) 1928 Assisted in the establishment of the Inter-American Commission of Women 1934 Equal Nationality Treaty, drafted by Alice Paul, signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1937 Fought successfully for repeal of Section 213 of the Legislative Appropriations Act of 1932 (Economy Act) which prohibited federal employees from working with the federal government when their spouses were also federal employees 1938 World Woman's Party founded by Alice Paul 1964 Campaigned successfully for inclusion of Title VII within the Civil Rights Act 1977 Death of Alice Paul

From the guide to the National Woman's Party Records, 1850-1975, (bulk 1913-1972), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Suffrage
  • Constitutional amendments
  • Constitutional amendments
  • Equal rights amendments
  • Equal rights amendments
  • Jury duty
  • Suffragists
  • Suffragists
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women's rights
  • Women's rights
  • Women's rights
  • Constitutional amendments
  • Equal rights amendments
  • Suffragists
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women's rights
  • Women's rights

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