Oral History- Thomas

Tamia Thomas

Alice Paul, Interviewed by Amelia R. Fry between 1972 and 1973. Bancroft Librarby’s Oral History Center at the University of California, Berkley.https://oac.cdlib.org/view?docId=kt6f59n89c&doc.view=entire_text

Sourcing 

• Who is being interviewed: Alice Paul
• Who is conducting the interview: Amelia R. Fry conducted the interview, these interviews were a part of a broader effort to document the experiences of the early women’s Rights Act movements
• When was the interview created: The interview was created between the years of 1972 and 1973
• Who is the audience: Historians, Scholars, Future activists, and the general public
• Where is it archived: At the Bancroft Librarby’s Oral History Center at the University of California,

Interview Clip 

https://www.alicepaul.org/recordings/

Summary

Alice’s oral history highlights her role in the Women’s Suffrage movement and her leadership in securing the 19th Amendment through many protests and Whitehouse picketing. After the Amendment passed, Alice started to focus on the equal rights movement. She has influenced people globally by embedding equality language in international frameworks. Overall her interview highlights her steadfast belief in systemic change and activism for women’s rights.