This film provided insight into the women of the 1917 Women's Suffrage Movement in their fight for women's equality, which included their right to vote and the right to stand for election. The film specifically addresses the many struggles that the women involved in the movement endured during this time, as they had to sacrifice their marriages, endure rejection, resist abuse, and throughout their journey, attempt to maintain hope. After watching the film, it became clear to me that men, like many women, were opposed to getting involved in this movement. Some women acted as if the movement's shenanigans simply didn't bother them. This was clearly shown at the beginning of the film when Alice Paul is standing on the sidewalk handing out papers to gain support for the movement and every woman passing by refused. I don't think Alice Paul expected this reaction from women, especially everyone, I think she expected it from the men of the nation, given that they don't never had a problem getting the rights they had, but certainly not from women. Alice was so confident in her involvement in the movement while everyone belittled her by shaking their heads and rolling their eyes. It seemed absurd to me that Americans lived in the best country in the world, and yet we could never have become the best country in the world if that were not the case. It's not for women like this who led these movements and sacrificed everything so that we could all have the rights we now have, which ultimately inspired people in other countries to want to become citizens too Americans. We see it in all the illegal immigrants residing in our country today who came here to start a better life because they know America can give them exactly