behn: there was no easy button anywhere in the process.e states that were not going to hold a referendum or even if they did it stood no chance of winning. and so resources, funds and energy from those states would need to be shuttled into other states. and women from those states who were not going to get the love from the national needed to accept that and realize that they were part of a broader winning plan. that took some finesse and nuance for her to explain that to her own followers and to get them in step with that program. ♪♪ having the largest population and the biggest u.s. house delegation all eyes were on new york. catt and her fellow suffragists felt gaining the vote in that state would be a powerful message. ♪♪ but, in spite of all the work the suffragists did in new york, the vote failed as it didn ssachusetts, new jersey and pennsylvania that same year. many were disappointed and felt defeated. ♪♪ kedrowski: she made a point of trying to learn lessons from every failed state suffrage campaign that she engaged in and some o