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Alice Paul Institute, Inc. (API) is a forward-thinking nonprofit, 501(c)3 corporation organization based in Mt. Laurel, NJ, whose mission is to honor the legacy of suffragist Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977) and her work for gender equality through education and leadership development initiatives. Housed at Alice Paul’s birthplace and family home (Paulsdale), which is a National Historic Landmark (c.1805) on 6 acres of protected land in a suburban neighborhood, API focuses on achieving full gender equality for all through:
  ● Educating the public about Alice Paul’s work and complex history, and by preserving Paulsdale as a historic site and active center for feminist programs.
●  Providing leadership development programs and opportunities – both in person and online – for individuals identifying as female, particularly girls ages 8-18.
●  Continuing the work to realize full gender equality under the law, in part by advocating for the Equal Rights Amendment, Alice Paul’s signature piece of legislation.

API was founded in 1984 as the Alice Paul Centennial Foundation to commemorate the centennial of Alice Paul’s birth. It was an all-volunteer effort until 2000. Today, seven paid staff, dozens of volunteers, and a board of directors oversee the Institute’s activities. We are proud to take a leadership role in bringing recognition to organizations and historic sites that honor women.

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Legacy Stories from the Americans All Heritage Honor Roll

We are pleased to host and share these legacy stories created by honorees’ family, friends and associates. They, like us, appreciate that heritage and culture are an integral part of our nation's social fabric and want to help students participate effectively in our nation's economy, workforce and democracy.

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Allan S. Kullen Maryland (February 20, 1942 - ?) Author, Businessman, Golfer, Inventor, Jewish, Marketing, Mergers-Acquisitions, Poland, Printer, Social Entrepreneur, Traveler

“Her name is Ester Baumgartner. Do you know her? She's a pretty Swiss girl who sings beautifully, and I think she lives near here." Allan had posed the question in a broken mixture of Hebrew and English to whoever would listen and could understand him. Allan had met Ester while on an archaeological dig at Masada in the Negev, Israel. All he knew by the time they parted ways was her name and that she was staying in Tel Aviv.

Alice Stokes Paul New Jersey (January 11, 1885 - July 9, 1977) American History, Discrimination, Feminist, 19th, Nineteenth Amendment, Quaker, Suffrage Movement, Suffragist, Women's Rights Activist

A vocal leader of the twentieth century women's suffrage movement, Alice Stokes Paul advocated for and helped secure passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote. She next authored the Equal Rights Amendment in 1923, which has yet to be adopted. Her life symbolizes the long struggle for justice in the U.S and around the world. Her vision was the ordinary notion that women and men should be equal partners in society.