Pt. 1: The new republic -- To cast our mite on the altar of benevolence: women begin to organize -- To overleap the modesty of nature: the emergence of female activism -- We are now very busy: women and war -- Pt. 2: A new world -- to some extent -- Onward Christian women -- Self-improvement, community improvement -- Inventing "progressivism": municipal housekeeping -- Inventing"progressivism": social justice -- As organizations they could ask and gain.
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