 Some women joined the WKKK against the wishes of their husbands who felt it out of their partners' "wifely duty" and a rebellious attempt to increase her political power.Women also joined in an effort to preserve their white Protestant rights as they felt violated by the intrusion of immigrant and African-American voters.The WKKK hired "lecturers, organizers, and recruiters to establish new local chapters" where the KKK was especially successful.