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9.2 Overview of Women In Public Life
Main Idea: Due to Social and
Economic Changes, many women entered public life as workers and
reformers.
1. What kind of work was available to women before the Civil War?
2. How did women's pay compare with men's pay in factories?
3. Why did women take white collar jobs?
4. How did the opening of women's colleges create new
opportunities?
5. How did women lead reform of social welfare, public morals and
education?
6. What was the three part strategy for suffrage?