In 1915, in a speech to the Columbia Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa she challenged the commonly held belief that the education of women was a detriment to society, arguing that improved public health and the declining infant mortality made it unnecessary to breed as many children as once had been the case. In the modern world women could have the same ambitions as men. Rosalind Rosenberg, Gildersleeve's biographer, has argued that ``Through her work Gildersleeve and other pioneers like her provided the essential conditions necessary to winning for women full equality with men in American society and throughout the world.
In 1915, in a speech to the Columbia Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa she challenged the commonly held belief that the education of women was a detriment to society, arguing that improved public health and the declining infant mortality made it unnecessary to breed as many children as once had been the case.
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NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1915
1915
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a
a
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obl
Number=Sing
speech
speech
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case
to
to
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the
the
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compound
Number=Sing
Columbia
Columbia
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nmod
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Chapter
Chapter
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case
of
of
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IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Phi
Phi
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NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Beta
Beta
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flat
Number=Sing
Kappa
Kappa
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nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
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PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
challenge
challenged
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VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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advmod
commonly
commonly
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RB
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
hold
held
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VBN
obj
Number=Sing
belief
belief
NOUN
NN
mark
that
that
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IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
education
education
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
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det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
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DT
acl
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detriment
detriment
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case
to
to
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nmod
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society
society
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punct
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advcl
VerbForm=Ger
argue
arguing
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VBG
mark
that
that
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Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
improve
improved
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
public
public
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
health
health
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
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det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
amod
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decline
declining
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VBG
compound
Number=Sing
infant
infant
NOUN
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conj
Number=Sing
mortality
mortality
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
make
made
VERB
VBD
expl
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
xcomp
Degree=Pos
unnecessary
unnecessary
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
breed
breed
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VB
advmod
as
as
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
advmod
NumType=Mult
once
once
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RB
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
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VBD
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
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the
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advcl
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case
case
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punct
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In the modern world women could have the same ambitions as men.
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the
the
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amod
Degree=Pos
modern
modern
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
same
same
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
ambition
ambitions
NOUN
NNS
case
as
as
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nmod
Number=Plur
man
men
NOUN
NNS
punct
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Rosalind Rosenberg, Gildersleeve's biographer, has argued that ``Through her work Gildersleeve and other pioneers like her provided the essential conditions necessary to winning for women full equality with men in American society and throughout the world.
nsubj
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Rosalind
Rosalind
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NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Rosenberg
Rosenberg
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punct
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nmod:poss
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Gildersleeve
Gildersleeve
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NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
appos
Number=Sing
biographer
biographer
NOUN
NN
punct
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aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
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root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
argue
argued
VERB
VBN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
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punct
``
``
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case
through
Through
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
work
work
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Gildersleeve
Gildersleeve
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
pioneer
pioneers
NOUN
NNS
case
like
like
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
provide
provided
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
essential
essential
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
condition
conditions
NOUN
NNS
amod
Degree=Pos
necessary
necessary
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
win
winning
VERB
VBG
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
amod
Degree=Pos
full
full
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
equality
equality
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
man
men
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
society
society
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
throughout
throughout
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
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