Alice Paul

In this episode, Dr. Darla Shaw takes on the role of Mabel Cleves, an early education specialist.

Dr. Darla Shaw portrays Alice Paul, resident of Ridgefield for 40 years and co-leader with Carrie Chapman Catt in the battle for the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

*Please note the following correction: It was Harriet Tubman, not Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was selected to appear on the $20 bill.

Also, Read a 1974 interview with Alice Paul.

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