During this century, women were not obtained to much other than household duties and gender-specific roles, this became a rising conflict for the women who were active in society, and were greeted with limitations due to their gender. Women were seen as subordinate to males, even though they had strong evangelical women leaders who demonstrated…
Origins A Spirit of Reform in the late 1800’s 1. Henry George believed that poverty could be eliminated by using land productively by everyone. Also taxing the nonproductive more than the productive. 2. Edward Bellamy believed that the government should create a trust to take care of the needs of the people rather than profit.…
Alice Paul was born on January 11, 1885, in Moorestown, New Jersey. Her father, who died when Alice was sixteen, was a businessman, banker, and property owner. The Pauls lived in the small Quaker community of Moorestown. One of the beliefs of the Quakers was equality of the sexes. As a young girl, Alice attended…
Workforce When war broke out, men were removed from factories to become soldiers. Now that the men were gone, women replaced the men to fill the gap. Women took jobs that were regarded as skilled “men’s” work, to support their families Thousands of women took jobs in ammunitions factories, clerical Jobs, banking, and war industries Women…