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Chapter 22 Quiz
Chapter Twenty Two: The Progressive Era, 1895-1917

Content: Which of the following most accurately describes women in the workforce in 1920? a. Half of all medical school graduates were women. b. More than one quarter of all employed women held clerical jobs. c. Colleges and universities provided maternity benefits to female faculty members. d. Unlike many black women, white women tended to stay in the labor force after marriage. 8. Why was it mostly women that advocated for child laborers in the early 1900s? a. Women are naturally more caring and attentive to children than men. b. Men made more money than women, so they didn’t have to worry about working conditions for themselves or others. c. Many women suffered the same hardships as child workers, so they empathized and wanted to change conditions for all workers.