1. Women During the Progressive Era

2. The Work Force Women not wealthy enough to fill “stereotype” roll Began to work for wages Southern women began to work on the farm Started to work in industry Least skilled positions Domestic jobs Cleaning, babysitting, etc.

3. Reform Pushed for changes due to dangerous conditions, long hours, and low wages Began to attend women colleges Education > marriage

4. Wanting Suffrage National Association of Colored Women (NACW) Managed nurseries, reading rooms, and kindergartens Susan B. Anthony Leading role in women’s suffrage Men become worried of the woman’s vote Prohibition and child labor laws

5. 3 Part Strategy for Suffrage 3 different approaches Convince legislator to grant suffrage Worked in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and Idaho Pursued court cases to test the 14 th amendment Denying men the right to vote = loss of representation Tested this by trying to vote Supreme Court said women are citizens but not all citizens have this right Pushed for Constitutional amendment Introduced but not successful in California Continuously voted down