<P> The National Woman 's Party , like the Congressional Union , was under the leadership of Alice Paul , who learned from militant suffragettes in Britain who used a variety of tactics to gain publicity for the cause of suffrage . Paul 's strategy was to use publicity to hold the party in power , the Democratic Party and President Woodrow Wilson , responsible for the status of woman suffrage . Starting in January 1917 , NWP members known as Silent Sentinels continued their quest for equality by protesting outside the White House . </P>
<P> The National Woman 's Party , like the Congressional Union , was under the leadership of Alice Paul , who learned from militant suffragettes in Britain who used a variety of tactics to gain publicity for the cause of suffrage . Paul 's strategy was to use publicity to hold the party in power , the Democratic Party and President Woodrow Wilson , responsible for the status of woman suffrage . Starting in January 1917 , NWP members known as Silent Sentinels continued their quest for equality by protesting outside the White House . </P>
who formed and started the national womens party
who formed and started the national womens party
Alice Paul
Alice Paul