Alice Paul: We Were Arrested, Of Course!

Alice Paul became the standard bearer for women's rights, especially the right to vote, in the years following Susan B. Anthony's death. Paul founded the National Woman's Party and organized suffragists around the country, grabbing headlines (and getting arrested for) picketing the White House during World War I. After the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, Paul penned the very words used for the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) fifty years later. This tape, while generally good, has the dated look of a documentary made in the 70s, a problem compounded by the fact that ERA discussion is contemporaneous to the late seventies, as if the ERA was successfully ratified by the states and became law, which it did not. This is a major caveat for schools where teachers would need to clarify the matter for students. On the positive side, the use of archival footage and photos is nicely done, and the story is both educational and entertaining. Recommended with the above reservations. Aud: H, C, P. (R. Reagan)