ened ▁the ▁oppon ents . ▁After ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁loss ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁part isan ▁women ▁continued ▁to ▁form ▁auxili aries ▁in ▁the ▁major ▁parties . ▁After ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁inclusion ▁and ▁power ▁in ▁political ▁parties ▁pers isted ▁as ▁issues ▁for ▁part isan ▁women . ▁ ▁Form er ▁suff rag ists , ▁mobil ized ▁into ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Women ▁V ot ers , ▁shift ed ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁women ▁to ▁pur ify ▁politics , ▁end or se ▁world ▁peace , ▁support ▁prohib ition , ▁and ▁stim ulate ▁more ▁local ▁support ▁for ▁schools ▁and ▁public ▁health . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁both ▁parties ▁paid ▁special ▁acknowled gment ▁to ▁women ' s ▁interests , ▁and ▁named ▁token ▁women ▁to ▁a ▁few ▁highly ▁visible ▁offices . ▁Congress ▁passed ▁a ▁major ▁w elf are ▁program ▁sought ▁by ▁women , ▁the ▁She pp ard - T owner ▁Mat ern ity ▁and ▁infant ▁protection ▁act ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁apparent ▁to ▁male ▁polit icians ▁that ▁women ▁had ▁we aker ▁part is ans hip ▁than ▁men , ▁but ▁their ▁opinions ▁on ▁political ▁issues ▁were ▁parallel , ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁exceptions ▁such ▁as ▁peace ▁and ▁prohib ition . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁long ▁run , ▁▁ 1 8 7 0 – 1 9 4 0 , ▁ ▁woman ▁suff rage ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁level ▁was ▁correl ated ▁with ▁increases ▁in ▁state