Theatre Presentation ~ Alice Paul
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Alice Paul ~ presented by Taylor Williams: The year 2020 will celebrate the 100th anniversary of national suffrage for women: the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting the right to vote was declared ratified by Congress on August 26, 1920, and American women cast their first ballots in November, 1920. The catalyst--indeed, the very reason the suffrage amendment passed at all--was due to the untiring work of a woman of Welsh heritage: an amazing woman named Alice Paul. Alice Paul had Philadelphia area roots, and was raised in nearby Moorestown, N.J. Alice Paul's home, Paulsdale, is a designated National Historic Landmark and now houses the Alice Paul Institute. (https://www.alicepaul.org/). |
Taylor Williams is recently retired as the Chief of Litigation for the Pennsylvania Judiciary, representing the Pennsylvania court system and Pennsylvania justices and judges in litigation matters, predominately in cases involving federalism, civil rights and employment issues. She practices before the bars of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Taylor was formerly an attorney in private practice. Taylor holds a B.S. in education, and two Master of Arts degrees--one in communications, and one in theatre arts--as well as a law (J.D.) degree.
As an actor, Taylor has performed throughout the Philadelphia region and is a member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors. For the American Historical Theatre, she performs a one-woman show on the struggle to pass the 19th Amendment for woman suffrage. Taylor has trained in master classes at the Royal National Theatre, London, has been artist-in-residence at Theatre Horzycy, Torun, Poland, and taught classical acting at the Walnut Street Theatre School. Taylor also teaches continuing education courses for lawyers on adapting theatre skills to courtroom advocacy.
Taylor is Counselor and Corresponding Secretary to the Board of Stewards of the Welsh Society of Philadelphia and is President of the Welsh Guild of Philadelphia. She currently sits on the Boards of the Pennsylvania Young Playwrights Program, Inc. and the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre. Taylor's home, which she and her late husband restored together, was originally the home of early Welsh Settlers to Pennsylvania. www.ahtheatre.org/
As an actor, Taylor has performed throughout the Philadelphia region and is a member of Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors. For the American Historical Theatre, she performs a one-woman show on the struggle to pass the 19th Amendment for woman suffrage. Taylor has trained in master classes at the Royal National Theatre, London, has been artist-in-residence at Theatre Horzycy, Torun, Poland, and taught classical acting at the Walnut Street Theatre School. Taylor also teaches continuing education courses for lawyers on adapting theatre skills to courtroom advocacy.
Taylor is Counselor and Corresponding Secretary to the Board of Stewards of the Welsh Society of Philadelphia and is President of the Welsh Guild of Philadelphia. She currently sits on the Boards of the Pennsylvania Young Playwrights Program, Inc. and the Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre. Taylor's home, which she and her late husband restored together, was originally the home of early Welsh Settlers to Pennsylvania. www.ahtheatre.org/