1. Ch.9.2 homework Women in Public Life

2. 1. What kinds of job opportunities prompted more women to finish high school during the Progressive Era? 2. What social and economic effects did higher education have on women? 3. Why do you think some colleges refused to accept women in the late 19 th century? 4. Why did suffragist leaders employ a three part strategy for gaining the right to vote? Read Ch.9.2 Answer the following questions in complete sentences on page___ of your notebook.

3. 1. What kinds of job opportunities prompted more women to finish high school during the Progressive Era? White collar jobs as stenographers, teachers, and typists 1. What social and economic effects did higher education have on women? Women who attended college no longer relied on marriage as their only option, some pursued professional careers, while others did volunteer reform work 1. Why do you think some colleges refused to accept women in the late 19 th century? Many believed a woman’s place was in the home and that higher education should be reserved for men 1. Why did suffragist leaders employ a three part strategy for gaining the right to vote? Explain the strategies. They hoped by using several strategies they would reach their goal: 1) used state legislatures, won in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Idaho first, others followed 2) used 14 th amendment to pursue court cases 3) pushed for national constitutional amendment Possible answers