Today is Monday, November 2nd. Getting back to school after this long weekend was hard to do. Thankfully, teacher's have been understanding and are taking it easy on us today. In United States History, we had a work day while other students took tests. I took my test last Thursday. Mostly everyone is working on their Chapter Nine projects. My topic that I choose from the list of topics, is women's social changes. I started to research...Most middle class white women still did not work outside of their home. Many of the women were still house wives and did work around the house all day while the men of the family went out and worked. Women were usually not in relationships. They were either single, divorced, or widowed. Poor men would marry the women. Before the Progressive Era, there were not many jobs available. The majority of women continued to work with agriculture, in factories, and as domestic servants. New jobs were coming up. Department stores became a major place for women to find jobs. Middle-class women were starting to have jobs as clerical workers. Examples of clerical workers are typists, clerks, and telephone operators. More and more women were starting to actually graduate highschool and move on to getting a college degree. The number of women lawyers, doctors, and journalist were slowly rising as women began to graduate with college degrees. Since women were under great stress, many of them choose to remain single and not get involved with men. Generally, the middle-class women drove the reforms of the Progressive Era.Starting in the mid 1800s, women began forming groups or clubs. They would meet up at local churches, parlors, and other meetinghouses. Women in these clubs would mainly be involved in them for self-improvement and cultural activities. The number of women's clubs grew rapidly. In Portland, Maine, there were around 50 clubs in just that one city. Private libraries were formed in result to clubs.Pictures:
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