women in public life
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Women in Public Life . Section 17-2 pp. 519-522. Preview Questions. What jobs did women do? What reforms did women want?. Women in the Work Force. What types of work did women do? Farm Work . Women in the Work Force. What types of work did women do ? Factory Work - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Women in Public Life
Section 17-2pp. 519-522
Preview Questions
• What jobs did women do?
• What reforms did women want?
Women in the Work Force
• What types of work did women do?– Farm Work
Women in the Work Force
• What types of work did women do?– Factory Work• 25% of working women work in factories • Low pay and lowest skilled jobs
Women in the Work Force
– Office Work• Stenographers and typists• Usually required high school education
– Home Work• Jobs for women without education • Large numbers of African-Americans and immigrants
Women Lead Reform
• Addressed Problems In – Housing– Workplace– Education– Food and Drug Laws
• Mostly college educated at women’s colleges
Women Lead Reform
• Women Crusade for Suffrage – Began in 1848 at Seneca Falls Convention– Led by Susan B. Anthony – Three Approaches • State Legislatures • Court System • Constitutional Amendment