Women in Public LifeWomen in Public Life

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 ForceWomen in the Work ForceThe cult of domesticity began to wear

off during the Industrial Revolution

Many African American and immigrant women began to work◦ In 1870, roughly 70% of female jobs were

as servants

By 1900, women were working in factories, laundries and canneries.

As business expanded, women began to take “white collar” jobs◦ Teaching, stenographers, bookkeepers,

typists etc.

Women Leadership in Women Leadership in ReformReformWomen began to

attend college in the late 19th century

Schools like Harvard and Columbia who did not allow women established colleges for women

NACW – National Association of Colored Women

Managed nurseries, reading rooms and kindergartens

Allowed African American women to have an impactful role in society

Right to voteRight to vote Women fought for suffrage

◦ Women fought for suffrage in 3 different approaches 1. State level (Wyoming 1869) 2. Pursued court cases to test 14th

Amendment 3. Push for a national amendment

Susan B. Anthony- was a 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.

Women formed the NAWSA, National American Woman Suffrage Association

Through their efforts, they did not achieve suffrage but brought the issue to the public. The 19th Amendment was finally passed in 1919.

TERMSTERMSNACW

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