Women's Advance through the 19th Century from
1880-1920
| An Army of Working Women |
Obtaining an Education |
Gaining the Vote |
| Women continued to work after the Civil War as a result of financial hardships. Most worked on the farm however the industrial revolution opened jobs in factories and mills. Women and children worked long hours in these positions.Later they gradually took over certain jobs like teaching. The long hours eventually led to organizations to provide reduced work days.
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Women wanted a better education when they realized that they were hindered by their lack of education. Educational opportunities opened up and women shared those with others. Those professions which were closely associated with a "woman's place" were the first to be accepted by society. Later women doctors, nurses, and lawyers were accepted. |
Women realized they were hindered by the lack of their ability to vote and operate in legal affairs. Organizations were formed in which the exclusive reason for existence was the right to vote. The Portia Club was formed in 1892 & Susan B Anthony visited New Orleans in 1895, which was the same year the Era Club was formed. Other organizations for suffrage formed across the state. 19th Amendment in 1920. |
Selected US Facts
| 1881 Barnum and Bailey form Greatest
Show |
1882 1st Labor Day in New Jersey |
1885 New Immigration starts |
1888 Labor Dept. established |
1889 Nellie Bly around world in
76 days |
1899 Educator John Dewey publishes |
1920 19th Amendment passes |
| 1881 Tuskegee Institute parent
school formed by BT Washington |
1881 Clara Barton creates Red Cross |
1884 Twain publishes Huck Finn |
23,000 children working in 13 southern
states |
1891 Zipper invented |
1900 US pop=75.9 mil., 3.6 mil.
immigrants since 1890 |
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