WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE CHAPTER 17.2 OBJECTIVES: 1. Trace women’s growing presence in the turn-of- the-century workforce. 2. Summarize women’s leadership in reform movements and the effort to achieve woman suffrage

Women in the Work Force The cult of domesticity began to wear off during the Industrial Revolution Many African American and immigrant women began to labor as domestic workers Laundresses, cooks, maids By 1900, many women were working in factories, bottling, canneries, tobacco, garment industry. As business expanded, women began to take “white collar” jobs Teaching, stenographers, bookkeepers, typists etc.

Women’s leadership in reform By 1910 about 800,000 belonged to clubs which led to reform activities New Women’s colleges gave women options beyond marriage Vassar (1865) Smith Wellesley (1875)

Right to vote Women formed the NAWSA, National American Woman Suffrage Association Women fought for suffrage in 3 different approaches State level (Wyoming 1869) Pursued court cases to test 14 th Amendment Push for a national amendment Susan B. Anthony- leader in the women’s suffrage movement “Would sooner cut off my right hand than ask the ballot for black man and not for women.” - S.B.A. Through their efforts, they did not achieve suffrage but brought the issue to the public. The 19 th Amendment was finally passed in 1919.

TERMS NACW Suffrage Susan B. Anthony NAWSA OBJECTIVES: 1. Trace women’s growing presence in the turn-of- the-century workforce. 2. Summarize women’s leadership in reform movements and the effort to achieve woman suffrage