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Susan B. Anthony's fundamental objective, her political attitude
toward attaining it, and her militant spirit were revived in
suffrage history in 1913 when Alice Paul, also of Quaker
background, entered the national field as leader of the new
suffrage forces in America.

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Chapter 2

A Militant General—Alice Paul

Most people conjure up a menacing picture when a person is called
not only a general, but a militant one. In appearance Alice Paul
is anything but menacing. Quiet, almost mouselike, this frail
young Quakeress sits in silence and baffles you with her
contradictions. Large, soft, gray eyes that strike you with a
positive impact make you feel the indescribable force and power
behind them. A mass of soft brown hair, caught easily at the
neck, makes the contour of her head strong and graceful. Tiny,
fragile hands that look more like an X-ray picture of hands, rest
in her lap in Quakerish pose. Her whole atmosphere when she is
not in action is one of strength and quiet determination. In
action she is swift, alert, almost panther-like in her movements.
Dressed always in simple frocks, preferably soft shades of
purple, she conforms to an individual style and taste of her own
rather than to the prevailing vogue.