She was prominent in the women’s suffrage movement in DC. When she became a mother, she gave lectures on mothering. She wrote a book (1900) called An Educated Maternity. She was adamant that children should be taught sex education, a radical notion at the time. As quoted in a book called What a Young Man Ought to Know (1904), Alice said “The truth, properly told, has never yet harmed a child; silence, false shame, and mystery have corrupted the souls and bodies of untold millions.” Alice was also a big believer in cremation. Her stone says “Ashes of...” She even wrote the music and speeches for her own funeral.