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