Women had to help with farm tasks.
At the turn of the century 1 out of 5 women held jobs.
Women had to find jobs, such as cleaning for other families.
Women were aloud to attend college and marriage was no longer the only alternative.
The participation of educated women often strengthened existing reform groups.
1. Suffragist tried to convince state legislatures to grant women the right to vote.
2. Women pursued court cases to test Fourteenth Amendment.
3. Women pushed for a national constitutional amendment to grant women the right to vote.