Women in Public Life Section 17-2 pp
Preview Questions What jobs did women do? What reforms did women want?
Women in the Work Force What types of work did women do? – Farm Work
Women in the Work Force What types of work did women do? –F–Factory Work 25% of working women work in factories Low pay and lowest skilled jobs
– Office Work Stenographers and typists Usually required high school education – Home Work Jobs for women without education Large numbers of African-Americans and immigrants
Women Lead Reform Addressed Problems In – Housing – Workplace – Education – Food and Drug Laws Mostly college educated at women’s colleges
Women Lead Reform Women Crusade for Suffrage – Began in 1848 at Seneca Falls Convention – Led by Susan B. Anthony – Three Approaches State Legislatures Court System Constitutional Amendment