Meaning of “A responsible woman”

Olivia adapts this title when she’s countering the hateful things written in an article saying why women shouldn’t be allowed to vote. This title represents everything that Olivia wants to be. Towards the end of the book, she leaves Portland because she wants to go to New York and become a journalist. The article also gave Olivia a chance to vent her frustration and fully embrace the idea of the suffrage movement.