Turn of The Century: Women's Status
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Declaration of Sentiments
Ain't I A Woman?
Women Want Bread, Not The Ballot
Equal RIghts
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19th Amendment
The Woman Rebel
NOW
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Annotated Bibliography
In
this picture, it is a painting of a woman wearing bloomers under her day dress.
In 1849, Elizabeth Miller was the first
women
to wear "bloomers" (Turkish trousers)
Lucy Stone was the first woman to keep her maiden name after marriage.
The first school to admit women into it was University of Iowa in 1855
In 1859 condoms become more effective; by 1900's women only give birth to two or three babies.