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Women In The Early 1900-1920s

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The women activists of the era in the early 1900-1920s have provided awareness into the problems of the progressive era and also into the role of women as it was changing in public life. In the early 1900s, America was confronted with the effects of industrialization that was occurring, the growing importance of economic power, and urbanization of the cities, and a high rate of new immigrants. The changes mentioned above created fears especially in women that traditional values were being lost because wealth was more important. The was a growing desire among the women in society to change the negative effects of industrialization and to convince the government to care more about the social well-being of the people which was eventually known

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