▁Party ▁System ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁the ▁lands lide ▁victory ▁of ▁Dem ocrat ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁De al ▁coal ition ▁that ▁domin ated ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Party ▁System , ▁after ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁suff rage ▁ ▁Mel anie ▁Gust af son ▁shows ▁that ▁women ▁vig or ously ▁define ▁their ▁role ▁in ▁political ▁parties ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁Part isan , ▁women ▁generally ▁formed ▁auxili aries ▁to ▁the ▁Republican ▁and ▁Democratic ▁parties . ▁The ▁formation ▁of ▁Ro ose vel t ' s ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁offered ▁women ▁a ▁chance ▁for ▁equality . ▁Progress ive ▁party ▁leader ▁Jane ▁Add ams ▁open ly ▁advoc ated ▁women ' s ▁part is ans hip . ▁The ▁Democr ats , ▁led ▁by ▁Wood row ▁Wilson , ▁dod ged ▁the ▁femin ist ▁dem ands ▁for ▁the ▁vote ▁by ▁ins isting ▁the ▁states ▁should ▁handle ▁the ▁matter , ▁real izing ▁the ▁South ▁was ▁strongly ▁opposed ▁women ' s ▁suff rage . ▁ ▁After ▁New ▁York ▁Democr ats ▁came ▁out ▁for ▁suff rage , ▁Wilson ▁alter ed ▁course ▁and ▁supported ▁a ▁national ▁constitution al ▁am end ment , ▁which ▁finally ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁strong ▁support ▁on ▁the ▁home ▁front ▁for ▁the ▁war ▁effort ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁energ ized ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁weak