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WHAT TYPE OF JOBS WERE WOMEN IN EACH GROUP LIKELY TO HOLD
LOWER CLASS AGRICULTURAL DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING MIDDLE AND UPPER CLASS WHITE COLLAR JOBS
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WHAT TYPE OF JOBS WERE WOMEN IN EACH GROUP LIKELY TO HOLD
AFRICAN AMERICANS AGRICULTURAL DOMESTIC Immigrants PIECE WORK TAKING IN BOARDERS MANUFACTURING
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HOW DID EDUCTAIONAL OPPURTUNTIES FOR MIDDLE & UPPER CLASS WOMEN CHANGE?
NEW WOMEN’S COLLEGES WERE ESTABLISHED
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HOW DID THESE NEW OPPURTUNTIES AFFECT LIVES OF MIDDLE AND UPPER CLASS WOMEN?
MARRIAGE WAS NO LONGER A WOMAN’S ONLY ALTERNATIVE; OFFERED OPPURTUNTIES TO PURSUE A PROFESSION; OFFERED OPPURTUNITIES TO DEVOTE ONESELF TO VOLUNTEER WORK AND REFORM MOVEMENTS
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WHAT THREE STRATEGIES WERE ADOPTED BY THE SUFFRAGIST WO WIN THE VOTE
A: TRIED TO CONVINCE STATE LEGISLATION TO GRANT WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE B: PURSUED COURT CASES TO TEST THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT C: CAMPAIGNED FOR A NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO GRANT WOMEN THE VOTE
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WHAT RESULTS DID EACH STRATEGY PRODUCE?
A: WYOMING, UTAH, COLORADO, AND IDAHO GRANTED WOMEN THE VOTE; EFFORTS IN OTHER STATES FAILED B: THE SUPREME COURT RULED THAT WOMEN WERE CITIZENS, BUT THAT CITIZENSHIP DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY CONFER THE RIGHT TO VOTE C: IT WAS ALWAYS VOTED DOWN
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