 The house helped women that society looked down on—generally prostitutes and unwed pregnant girls—to better their lives.Residents committed a year to the house and in turn were offered a safe place to stay and a chance to learn job skills like cooking and sewing.By 1884 Charlotte had become such a powerful voice for women's suffrage that she was named an honorary vice president of the National Woman Suffrage Association, despite having no formal involvement with the organization.