Alice Paul Institute
New Jersey
May 2016
I recently visited this home because I admire Alice Paul's courage. She came from a family with money. She attended Swarthmore College when women didn't go to college. She earned a Master's degree from Penn when few people earned that degree. And she risked it all in her pursuit of equality for all. She was arrested and jailed three times. She was beaten and force-fed.
I have a lot of opinions and a lot of conviction but I lack courage when there is the potential for me to be hurt. I admire people who risk everything for social justice. I wish I had this level of courage but I don't.
