1. Describe the greater economic and political opportunities in the "Women's Era".

Women’s right to own property, control wages, make contracts; women are active in reform
movements

2. Explain the relationship between the WCTU and women’s suffrage.

Embraced broad reform agenda, including pursuit of women’s suffrage

3. Explain how the dawning of the American mass consumer society gave women more power.
Being the primary consumers gave them powerful leverage to bring about change

4. Contrast the employment of African-American and white women AND how does work lead to
suffrage?
African American women continued to work as domestic servants or in agriculture; native white
women had many new opportunities in fields such as office work

5. What’s the significance of the Mystery document?

Idea of having a job being a form of individual expression was radical; being a housewife was in
many cases was similar to being a servant

6. List 3 reasons why women wanted to limit the number of pregnancies.

Women who needed to work wanted a way to limit the number of pregnancies. Being pregnant
and having a baby can make it difficult to hold down a job and also, babies are diaper-using
stuff-breaking consumption machines.
7. List the 3 reasons why the fight over birth control is important
It put women into the forefront of debates about free speech in America. Birth control is also a
public issue and many women during the progressive era entered to bring changes in health. It
cut across class lines. The birth control movement brought upper, middle, and lower class
women.
8. How and where were women voting prior to the 19th amendment AND who is the example.
They were voting in states that allowed women to vote which were towards the west coast. They
were voting in states by going to the states who allowed women to vote. Jeanette Rankin

9. Contrast NAWSA with the National Woman’s Party.

NAWSA: Peaceful and calm about being able to vote leading marches down streets and alleys
National woman's Party: used aggressive tactics to get voting
10. How did the war split the women’s suffrage movement further?
some women supported the war others thought they needed to focus on domestic issues.

11. How were the effects of the 19th amendment limited?

The effects of the 19th amendment were limited because it was overshadowed by the 18th
amendment, Prohibition, which affected both women and men.