US History II Chapter 17 Section 2

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What jobs did most lower class women have?

Domestic work, agricultural jobs, and manufacturing.

What jobs did most middle and upper class women have?

Office workers, storekeepers, teachers, industrial workers, typists, stenographers, and bookkeepers.

What jobs did most African American women have?

Farming as a domestic worker, cooks, laundresses, scrubwomen, and maids.

What jobs did most immigrant women have?

Unmarried immigrant women did domestic labor, while married immigrant women took in piecework or cared for boarders in their own home. Signup and view all the answers

What did it mean to be a boarder?

It meant that you were an immigrant with nowhere to go and you had to rent out a room in someone's house. Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the ways that educational opportunities for middle and upper class women changed?

Some colleges started creating separate campuses for women. Signup and view all the answers

What was another way educational opportunities changed for middle and upper class women?

The number of female high school graduates increased so much that it surpassed that of men by the year 1920. Signup and view all the answers

What did women's colleges gear towards?

Giving more women a higher education. Signup and view all the answers

How did these new opportunities affect the lives of middle and upper class women?

Women started to get more involved in public life; they did not see marriage as their only alternative anymore. Signup and view all the answers

What was the first strategy used to get women the right to vote?

Tried to convince the state legislature to grant women voting rights. Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the first strategy?

The territory of Wyoming, and the states of Utah, Colorado, and Idaho all gave women voting rights, but efforts in six other states failed. Signup and view all the answers

What was the second strategy used to gain voting rights for women?

Women pursued court cases testing the 14th Amendment. Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the second strategy?

In 1875, the Supreme Court ruled that women were, in fact, citizens, and denying them citizenship did not have anything to do with voting rights. Signup and view all the answers

What was the third strategy used to give women voting rights?

Women pushed for a constitutional amendment that allowed them to vote. Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the third strategy?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton succeeded in getting California on board, but other efforts failed. Signup and view all the answers

What was the NACW?

National Association of Colored Women. Signup and view all the answers

Who was Susan B. Anthony?

A leader in the women's suffrage movement who co-founded the National Women Suffrage Association. Signup and view all the answers

What was the NAWSA?

National American Women Suffrage Association. Signup and view all the answers

What was suffrage?

Another term for the right to vote. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Employment of Women

Lower class women primarily engaged in domestic work, agricultural jobs, and manufacturing roles.
Middle and upper class women found opportunities as office workers, teachers, typists, storekeepers, and industrial workers.
African American women often worked as domestic laborers, cooks, laundresses, scrubwomen, or maids.
Unmarried immigrant women typically performed domestic labor, whereas married immigrant women engaged in piecework or took in boarders.

Educational Opportunities

Women's colleges began creating separate campuses to provide educational opportunities for middle and upper class women.
By 1920, the number of female high school graduates surged past that of male graduates.
The aim of women's colleges was to offer women greater access to higher education.

Impact on Women's Lives

New educational and employment opportunities encouraged middle and upper class women to participate actively in public life.
Many women began to view marriage as just one option, increasingly pursuing independence through work or education.

Suffrage Movement Strategies

The initial strategy for women's suffrage involved lobbying state legislatures to grant voting rights, resulting in success in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and Idaho.
A second strategy included filing court cases testing the 14th Amendment by voting, leading to a Supreme Court ruling in 1875 affirming women's citizenship but not linking it to voting rights.
The third strategy focused on advocating for a constitutional amendment to secure women’s voting rights, with limited successes documented.

Key Organizations and Figures

The National Association of Colored Women (NACW), founded in 1896, supported African American women in managing nurseries, kindergartens, and reading rooms.
Susan B. Anthony was a fundamental figure in the women's suffrage movement, co-founding the National Women Suffrage Association with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and helping define the movement’s goals.
The National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA) emerged from the merger of the National Women Suffrage Association, becoming a leading group advocating for women's right to vote.
Suffrage is a term used interchangeably with the right to vote, representing a key focus of the women's rights movement.

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Explore the roles of women in public life through this quiz based on US History II Chapter 17, Section 2. Learn about the diverse occupations held by lower class, middle class, and African American women during this period. Test your knowledge with flashcards that highlight significant contributions of women in various sectors.