Eleanor Roosevelt worked with many women’s groups in order to fulfill her commitment to women's recognition and participation in American politics (“Eleanor Roosevelt and the Women's Movement”). Roosevelt did not necessarily fight for a movement, but equal rights among men and women. In the article, “Eleanor Roosevelt and the National and World Woman's Parties” by Paula Pfeffer, it is stated, “…Roosevelt also argued that women “should, in all but certain very specific cases which are justified by their physical and functional differences, have the same rights as men.”” (Pfeffer 39). This quote proves that Roosevelt believed there should be distinct differences between men and women, but those differences should only be limited to physical and
