progressive women why then?. essential questions why did women begin to play an increasing role in...
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Progressive Women
Why then?
Essential Questions
• Why did women begin to play an increasing role in reform movements?
• Who were some of these reformers?
• What causes did they champion?
As you listen…
Think aboutwhat is striking aboutthe women’s strategies?
Gilded Age Women Gain a Voice
• 2nd class Citiz. = No reputation to defend• Urbanization = Collective work• More Education = Articles and Books• Factory Work = Independence
• World War I = Independence, New image
Quote Analysis
• Read your quote.• Identify the cause.• Who would oppose the
cause and why?
Social ReformersJane AddamsJulia LathropMargaret Sanger
MuckrakersIda Tarbell
Frances Kellor
Out of Work
Economic ReformersFlorence Kelley (National Consumers League)
Mother Mary Harris Jones
Josephine Goldmark(WTUL)
Power to boycott companies
SuffragistsAlice PaulFrancis WillardCarrie Chapman Catt
ParadesPicketsProtests
State LawsLegal ChallengesConstitutional Amendments
ReformsPolitical-initiative-recall-19th Amendment-direct election of senatorsSocial-temperance-housing-educationEconomic-WTUL (1903)-Child-labor laws-working hours-working wages
Essential Questions
• Why did women begin to play an increasing role in reform movements?
• Who were some of these reformers?
• What causes did they champion?
What was Progressivism?
• What were the goals?
• How was this era a change from the past?
• What areas experienced fairly radical change?
• What group of Americans did not?