What were women often expected to do with their wages earned from working outside of the home?
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Invest their wages in businesses
Spend their wages on personal expenses
Hand over their wages to their husbands, fathers, or brothers
Donate their wages to charity organizations
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What were some common challenges faced by working-class women who worked outside of the home in the early 1900s?
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What were women often expected to do with their wages earned from working outside of the home?
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What was a key goal of women reformers in terms of limiting work hours?
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What was one focus of the efforts of Progressive women in the early 20th century?
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Which movement did Progressive women support as part of their efforts to improve family life and promote health and safety?
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Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote?
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Why did women need the vote to prohibit the sale of alcohol?
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What was the main reason for Nurse Margaret Sanger founding the American Birth Control League in 1921?
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Why was Nurse Margaret Sanger jailed multiple times in the early 1900s?
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Why did Nurse Margaret Sanger believe that family life and women's health would improve if mothers had fewer children?
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What prominent reformer tirelessly struggled for the right for women to have a voice in political issues since the 1850s?
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What was Susan B. Anthony's role in the women's suffrage movement?
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What was one of the main reasons the textile industry opposed women's suffrage in the 1916 presidential election?
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Why did the liquor industry strongly oppose women's suffrage in the 1916 presidential election?
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What minority groups faced prejudice and discrimination during the Progressive Movement?
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In the summer of 1908, a white mob in Springfield, Illinois, attempted to lynch two African American prisoners in the city jail. What organization was formed in response to this incident?
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What was the primary goal of the NAACP during the Progressive Era?
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In the early 1900s, what was the main focus of the NAACP's battle for equality?