THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
PROGRESSIVE POLITICS
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Women formed organizations that promoted reforms.
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Women entered the new profession of social work.
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Women won the right to vote in most states.
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Women became lawyers and doctors.
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Detailed explanation-1: -They also weren’t allowed to vote. By the mid-1800s, women started to fight back, demanding suffrage, or the right to vote. These women were called suffragists.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 1848 Seneca Falls Woman’s Rights Convention marked the beginning of the women’s rights movement in the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -December 14: Colorado became the last state to ratify in 1919. How many would follow in 1920? The final state over the finish line in 1919 in the race to ratification was Colorado. Women of Colorado had been voting on the same terms as men since 1893.
Detailed explanation-4: -Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. The 19th amendment legally guarantees American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle-victory took decades of agitation and protest.