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Exercise 20-Parallelism

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2. She was instrumental in securing women's rights to their children, their property, and their wages.

4. With determination, energy, and eloquence, Anthony laid the groundwork for the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave American women the right to vote.

6. The women's suffrage movement both continued into the twentieth century and grew in strength.

8. When police told the protesters to leave, their leader, Alice Paul, countered that either the law would change or they would continue to march.

10. After being subjected to harsh treatment in jail, many suffragists began to work not only for female suffrage but also for prison reform.

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