Women During The Progressive Movement

While women inhabited a domestic sphere, the men’s sphere was outside the home in the world of industry and politics. Women were looked down upon and seen as obedient to their husbands. However, during the progressive era, many women were well educated and ignored the traditional social norms and worked outside the home. Although they lead many significant progressive era reforms, they were still denied the right to vote.
Two main groups furthered the cause of women’s suffrage: National American Woman Suffrage Association and the National Women’s Party. NAWSA was moderate, working to prove that women deserved suffrage because they were different than men. NWP on the other hand was more radical and aggressive, believing women were equal to