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... but it should not deceive us; this struggle was waged every bit as seriously as any struggle for equality, and we would do well to consider how women were able to do what men have rarely even tried, changing society in a positive and lasting way without violence and death.... like the now - celebrated civil rights movement, women suffrage records the recent and useful experiences of ordinary citizens forced to fight for their own rights against tremendous odds and social inequities. here are models of political leadership, of women organizers and administrators, activists and lobbyists. here are the first women lawyers and doctors and ministers, the first women candidates, the first office - holders. here are stories of achievement, of ingenious strategies and outrageous tactics used to outwit the opponents and make the most of limited resources. here are new definitions and images of women in our national life which give a more accurate picture of the past and which help explain the way american women are treated today.... the suffrage movement offers a unique window onto the emergence of women into american political life. this is where many of the intelligent, active, politically oriented women of the time, denied the right to participate directly in national politics, went. they put their energy into attacking social problems directly and organizing among themselves, locally and nationally, for their own rights.... source: robert cooney, “taking a new look at the woman suffrage movement,” in the feminist movement, nick treanor, ed, greenhaven press, 2002 4. according to robert cooney, what is one impact of the efforts to gain woman’s suffrage?

Explanation:

To answer this, we analyze the text. Key sentences: "changing society in a positive and lasting way without violence and death", "provides models of political leadership... new definitions and images of women", "offers a unique window onto the emergence of women into American political life". We can pick one impact, e.g., the suffrage movement changed society positively and lastingly without violence, or it helped women emerge into American political life, or it provided models of leadership and new images of women.

Answer:

One impact of the efforts to gain woman’s suffrage, according to Robert Cooney, is that it changed society in a positive and lasting way without violence and death (or it offered a unique window onto the emergence of women into American political life, or it provided models of political leadership and new definitions/images of women in national life, etc.).