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Women
nearly two million women and girls, or one in every eight females over the age of 10, worked outside the home -
Circus train
it was the introduction of the circus train in 1872 that made the annual visit of the circus an anticipated event all over America. -
Jim Crow
states began using several tactics to deny the vote to black -
Women's Club
Women clubs join toghether to form influential organization. These groups took on increasingly ambitious projects, including suffrage and the reform of political abuses -
Education
31 states had laws requiring children between the ages of 8 and 14 to attend school -
Electronics
The first "foolproof" vaccum cleaner is invented in England -
Great Train Robbery
The huge success of this movie signals the beginning of the silent movie era. -
NAACP
The national Association for the Advancement of Colored People is founded to fight for civil rights
