Crash Course Summary: Women’s Suffrage John Green educates his viewers about American women in the Progressive Era during his video on Women’s Suffrage. The Progressive Era is from 1890 to 1920. The “Women’s era,” can also describe the Progressive Era since American women began to have various political and economic chances. Women were not considered citizens of the United States before the Progressive Era. There was no such thing as equal rights between men and women. The oppression of men refrained women from doing any work unless it was related to domesticity, such as cleaning and taking care of the children. Thankfully, many courageous ladies made a change during the time. They insisted on being seen as full citizens of the United States.
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This was unheard of to men and women, and lead to changes in sexual behavior. Because many women joined the workforce in the Progressive Era, they needed to avoid pregnancies. Being pregnant and having children would hinder women from working. Women from all social classes joined together to make birth control available to everyone. To continue, one of the most well known social reformists in the Progressive Era is Jane Addams. She created the first Hull House in Chicago in 1889. The Hull House was a home for the poor (especially recently arrived European immigrants) and provided social and educational opportunities. By the 1920’s, newly educated activists, such as Alice Paul, appeared. Alice Paul was the leader of the Women’s National Party. She pushed for women’s voting rights using a different approach than activists before. She used aggressive tactics and was successful. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson indifferently approved of women’s suffrage. World War I led many suffrage organizations to consider they would benefit from men being at war. They supposed women would earn equal rights and respect from men and in the end the war did help. During the war, women worked in wartime industries, which gained their respect from men
This was unheard of to men and women, and lead to changes in sexual behavior. Because many women joined the workforce in the Progressive Era, they needed to avoid pregnancies. Being pregnant and having children would hinder women from working. Women from all social classes joined together to make birth control available to everyone. To continue, one of the most well known social reformists in the Progressive Era is Jane Addams. She created the first Hull House in Chicago in 1889. The Hull House was a home for the poor (especially recently arrived European immigrants) and provided social and educational opportunities. By the 1920’s, newly educated activists, such as Alice Paul, appeared. Alice Paul was the leader of the Women’s National Party. She pushed for women’s voting rights using a different approach than activists before. She used aggressive tactics and was successful. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson indifferently approved of women’s suffrage. World War I led many suffrage organizations to consider they would benefit from men being at war. They supposed women would earn equal rights and respect from men and in the end the war did help. During the war, women worked in wartime industries, which gained their respect from men