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First College Accepting Women
In 1833, Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio began accepting women as students. This was the first college in the United States to accept women. It later accepted Black American students. -
The Prohibition movement
Women were first introduced to politics through the Prohibition movement, it called for the ban of making, selling, and distributing alcohol. Reformers believed that alcohol was accountable for certain crimes against women and children. -
Employment Opportunities for Women
Jobs for educated women in the late 1800s expanded greatly, women became teachers and nurses but also shifted view from the typical " caring professions". They had more opportunities to jobs in the business world, such as: bookkeepers, typists secretaries, and typists. -
Opportunities for the working class Woman
The average working class woman or uneducated woman would have to work jobs found in the industry. More women went into the garment industry where they were forced to take jobs that paid less than the common mans salary. -
We join together
In 1890, the two organizations for women join together. The Nwsa and the AWSA merged. It became the NAWSA under Elizabeth C. Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, they servered from 1892 to 1900. -
National Association of Colored Women
One of the largest organizations of African America women was founded in the year 1896. It was formed due to the fact that African American women noticed that in most reform organizations they weren't welcome, so they formed their own. Some of its prominent members were Ida B. Wells Barnett, Margaret Washington, Harriet Tubman,etc. -
Education for Women Grow
By the 1870s about 20% of all college students were women in the United States. But, in 1900 that number increased and more than 1/3 of college students were women. -
Expanding Opportunities for Educated Women
In the 1900s, there were 11,207 female artists counted by cencus, this is a 412 increase from 1870. Three decades ago only 35 women were journalists, now, there are 2,193. -
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Eighteenth Amendment
In 1917 Congress proposed the Eighteenth Amendment which outlawed making, sale, and distribution of alcohol, this was ratified 1919. However, it was such an unpopular amendment that it was repealed in 1933. -
Women get the Vote
The women finally won the right to vote in 1920, unfortunately, only one signer was alive. A woman named Charlotte Woodward was alive, she was 92 years old.
