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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
Now, in some ways I agree with you, but remember that many of the NPC sororities were formed by very young women who were looking for equality but weren't capable of leading the campaign. Also, many people in the Women's suffrage movement disagreed on the appropriate path to obtain equality. While a few women were militant in their attempts to push change, many women believed that the race for equality was best won through education. This is the path chosen by the NPC sororities founded before 1920. Of course, some NPC groups were founded for other reasons including religious inclusion. NPC sororities, therefore, did participate actively in women's suffrage by encouraging women to get an education and become well rounded women who were interested in working in the community rather than just wives and mothers with no more than a grade school education.
NPHC groups however had a different mindset from the beginning. I think they should be commended for their activism, but downplaying the NPCs involvement in the equality movement is not fair.
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There has never been agreement on "the appropriate path to obtain equality" in any movement, but this is not a barrier to action. Improving the lives of women through education and community involvement applied to NPHC sororities as well, but they were not limited to it. And as critical as it may be, this kind of progress alone does not change unjust laws. It is not unfair to acknowledge the reality that NPHC sororities as organizations have focused more on equal rights.