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History of the United States II / Unit 6   USH2 0768 short lesson, about 20 seconds

The National Woman's Party

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The idea

In December nineteen thirteen Alice Paul's Congressional Union broke from the National American Woman Suffrage Association and became the National Woman's Party.

In practice

The Yawp describing the party taking to the streets with marches and protests that mobilised thousands.

Where people slip

Paul sought a constitutional amendment through direct action, a new militancy in the movement.

Your place on the trail

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