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A few female leaders attained local and even national leader- ship . Mrs. George Rodgers appeared at the General [ National ] Assembly of the Knights in 1886 , carrying her three - weeks - old baby , the last of her twelve children .
A few female leaders attained local and even national leader- ship . Mrs. George Rodgers appeared at the General [ National ] Assembly of the Knights in 1886 , carrying her three - weeks - old baby , the last of her twelve children .
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To them , female suffrage threatened to bring with it social change , easy divorce , and a host of extremist demands . Southern suffragists accommodated themselves to these prejudices by accepting white supremacy without question .
To them , female suffrage threatened to bring with it social change , easy divorce , and a host of extremist demands . Southern suffragists accommodated themselves to these prejudices by accepting white supremacy without question .
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In federal appointive office the lone female Cabinet member only served to prove the general rule that top governmental and business posts were reserved for men . The first female Cabinet member was Frances Perkins , who as Franklin D.
In federal appointive office the lone female Cabinet member only served to prove the general rule that top governmental and business posts were reserved for men . The first female Cabinet member was Frances Perkins , who as Franklin D.
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |