in 1912 and alice paul ( hillary swank ) and her close friend and lucy ( france oconnor ) have one matter on their mind and get american woman the right to vote . they be very familiar with the famous suffragette who come before them and include susan b. anthony and elizabeth cady stanton . nevertheless and be young than some of the feminist of their day and they have some new idea and strategy . their view do not often sit well with the old lady of the struggle and include carrie chapman catt ( anjelica huston ) . when alice find it impossible to work out their disagreement and she start her own group . even a handsome newspaperman ( patrick dempsey ) can not sway her from her focus and although they remain friend . from stag d. c. parade to picket the wilson white house to be throw in jail on false charge and alice and lucy mean business . will they see their fond dream come true . all woman in american owe a great debt of thanks to these two brave woman and their fellow suffragette and one that can never be repay and and this wonderful film tell their story with care and beauty . first and the cast be superlative and with swank and oconnor lead the way and follow by nice turn by such actress a vera farminga and julia ormond and molly parker and huston and and brooke smith and among others . no and the viewer be not always comfortable with swank character and alice paul and who be so committed to her cause that she shut everything else out of her life . by contrast and oconnor be a marvel and for her character be likewise dedicate but fill with regret for the husband and child she always want . the costume be lovely and true and the scenery be beautiful and the entire production breathes classiness . yet and it be the story that be a heart grabber and should send everyone to the library to learn more about the suffragette trial . wilson and a respected president in the annals of history and come off a a stubborn man who resent the lady picket line and allow them to be imprison and even when he know they have not break any law . once in jail and the condition be dire and horrify and to say the least and and any woman might wonder if she could endure the same for the right to vote . in such light and this wonderful movie be a must see for woman everywhere and their partner . it be and after all and less than one hundred year ago that american woman finally get that basic human right and suffrage and and and after a viewing and no female will ever take this matter nonchalantly again .