The author develops the idea that women's suffrage was not the only issue being confronted by Chinese women in America by highlighting the various other political and social issues that Chinese women faced during that time.
For example, the author mentions Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, who was a Chinese-American suffragist and also an advocate for women's rights in China.
The author also mentions Louise Edwards' book "Gender, Politics, and Democracy: Women's Suffrage in China," which discusses the struggles of Chinese women for political suffrage and their broader political activism.
These references suggest that Chinese women in America were not only fighting for suffrage but also for broader political and social rights, both in the United States and in China.