. >> susan b. anthony dedicated her life to reform. >> suffrage in the middle of the 19th century accomplished one goal, it was diametrically opposed to this idea. >> many feared it would be corrupted by politics. >> women in the 19th century had to convince male voters that having the vote would not change anything. that woman would still be devoted to the home, the family, that they would remain pure and innocent, that having the vote would not corrupt them. >> support gradually grew in state and local campaigns. >> leaders like ellen clark sgt come repeatedly stopping these meetings -- , repeatedly stopping these meetings as a politically active figure. doing everything they could to ground the campaign in domesticity. >> despite their efforts, the link made it tough whenever voters were in the big city. a specialist in francisco. >> the problem with san francisco is that women's suffrage as an idea was associated. >> susan b. anthony joined the provision party. a deadly idea in san francisco. liquor wa

who heads an organization called feminists for life, or margely dannenfelder, the ceo of the susan b. anthony fund. these are women who want no part of being miniaturized or marginalized as incapability of responsibility for their unique and noble abilities as women. they understand that real power for a woman is to give life, not to take it. the good news is that increasing numbers of younger women are decidedly pro life. in part, because believing that life has value from its origins is consistent with solid science, and in part because they recognize that devaluing any life is hardly the means to elevate women. for the timid, hand-wringing republican consultants who are afraid to take a stand for life, look instead at the admirable example of reince priebus who this week will delay the convening of the rnc winter meeting so national committee members can participate in the march for life. he's demonstrated that the best way to counter this democrats' phony charge of a war on women is to lead in the war for women. all women. even the ones yet to be born. [ applause ] well, in announcing his

republican policy arena for several different organizations the national organization for marriage, susan b. anthony list among others. questionsto take your and comments. tom is waiting in ridgeway, pennsylvania on our line for democrats. tom, good morning. >> hey, good morning. >> go ahead. washington he journal." caller: nice to be with you. you.od to have caller: to remind francis about affordable bout the care act by our president, barack obama, that was discussed, that was the big election and ast they lost. it's not about who to go after, the majority of people don't of these ideas, the republican parties are putting forward. marine a 67-year-old veteran of vietnam and i was a republican. seemst no more because it like all of their -- they keep alking about the economy and all that. all they want to put forward is abortion and gay rights and, hey, i'm happily married. i don't care what someone else does in the bedroom. i don't think the federal any business here at all. a big thing -- they didn't want to sign a paper with something to do with it. on't take the money from us taxpayers as a chu