Alice Paul, pioneer of the women’s suffrage movement, passed away on July 9, 1978, at the age of 93. Paul was born in 1885 in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, and attended Swarthmore College and the Universities of Pennsylvania and Chicago, where she studied social work and sociology. While studying in London in 1907, she was inspired by the protests of the Women’s Social and Political Union and joined the movement upon her return to the United States. Paul co-founded the National Woman’s Party in 1916, which was dedicated to pushing for the right for women to vote. She famously organized a march of over 5,000 women to the White House in 1913 in order to demonstrate the power of the movement. Her advocacy was eventually successful—the 19th Amendment was ratified in August of 1920, which granted American women the right to vote. Alice Paul worked throughout her life to promote equal rights for women and actively sought the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, though it ultimately remains unratified. Her efforts in the name of women’s rights earned her a place among the most prominent figures of the 20th century. Alice Paul’s commitment to women’s rights was recognized with awards from multiple universities and institutions and in 1971 she was awarded the American Civil Liberties Union's Roger Baldwin Medal of Liberty. Alice Paul leaves a legacy that will continue to inspire and inform generations to come.