Women in Public Life Nicole & Angel

Women in the Work Force Farm women roles haven’t changed since last century They still carry on the same duties such as cleaning, taking care of the kids, sewing, and cooking. When their husbands were sick or not able to go out on the farm they would do the plowing, plant the fields, and harvest the crops. Farm women roles haven’t changed since last century They still carry on the same duties such as cleaning, taking care of the kids, sewing, and cooking. When their husbands were sick or not able to go out on the farm they would do the plowing, plant the fields, and harvest the crops.

Domestic Workers Women without a education would do domestic work. After about 2 million african-americans were free from slavery, half of the women went into the work force. They would fill positions as cooks, laundresses, scrubwomen, and maids. Women without a education would do domestic work. After about 2 million african-americans were free from slavery, half of the women went into the work force. They would fill positions as cooks, laundresses, scrubwomen, and maids.

Women’s Leadership Reform By 1910 many women have joined women’s clubs. – The women would discuss art, issues, and literature. Susette La Flesche would go out into the public and demand larger opportunities for women in higher education and campaigned the right to vote By 1910 many women have joined women’s clubs. – The women would discuss art, issues, and literature. Susette La Flesche would go out into the public and demand larger opportunities for women in higher education and campaigned the right to vote

Women in Higher Education Many women who became active in the public went to the new women’s colleges. Now that women were going to college marriage wasn’t the only alternative. Many women who became active in the public went to the new women’s colleges. Now that women were going to college marriage wasn’t the only alternative.

The Fight for the Vote Receiving suffrage, the right to vote, was the concern of women reformers since the Seneca Falls convention of Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the woman suffrage movement, said she “would sooner cut off my right hand than ask the ballot for the black man and not for women.” In 1878 Anthony convinced Senator Aaron Sargent of California to introduce an amendment that reads, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” Though the Senate destroyed the amendment women activists kept bring it up for the next 18 years until it was reintroduced. Once it did get on the level to vote, senators denied it. Receiving suffrage, the right to vote, was the concern of women reformers since the Seneca Falls convention of Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the woman suffrage movement, said she “would sooner cut off my right hand than ask the ballot for the black man and not for women.” In 1878 Anthony convinced Senator Aaron Sargent of California to introduce an amendment that reads, “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” Though the Senate destroyed the amendment women activists kept bring it up for the next 18 years until it was reintroduced. Once it did get on the level to vote, senators denied it.