Part one of term paper
Women such as Jeanette Rankin, Jane Addams, and Emma Goldman were often because they had nothing to lose and everything to gain. The 14th and 15th Amendments had denied them basic rights, such as voting, that blacks - whom many suffragettes considered to be inferior - had gained. So-called progressive men such as President Woodrow Wilson ...

Part two of term paper
... three women made a unique and enduring difference in American society. Even in the time before women's suffrage, Jeanette Rankin was elected to the House of Representatives. During her time there, she worked tirelessly for all kinds of legislation to help women, while never compromising her pacifist stance. Jane Addams also worked for social reforms, using her position in society to form Hull House, a settlement house for the social and economic betterment of the poor. She wrote many books abou ...