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i. Women began a more collective movement of feminism and suffrage ii. Secretarial jobs, factory workers iii. Muller vs Oregon- advantageous for labor rights but women disliked the reasoning behind the reform (belief that women’s bodies were weaker) iv. that her physical structure and a proper discharge of her maternal functions ­ having in view not merely her own health, but the well-being of the race justify legislation to protect her from the greed as well as the passion of man” (Justice David Josiah Brewer). i. Women began performing the jobs left vacant by men who went off to war as well as performing all the domestic duties ii. Served as nurses and doctors on the battlefield iii. 19th Amendment- women given the right to vote media type="youtube" key="3dPF0SGh_PQ?rel=0" height="390" width="480" i. Women began working in saloons, broke out of the moralistic restraints that society had placed on them (flappers) ii. Began more involved in society and still fought for better equality between women and men i. Women began taking on the role of leaders in their families because of men’s lessening ability to cope with the job losses and consequential financial problems ii. "women’s wages remained a necessary component in family survival. In many Great Depression families, women were the breadwinners,” (Boehm)
 * 1) History of Women in Society
 * 2) Reform Period
 * 1) WWI
 * 1) Roaring 20s
 * 1) Great Depression

Were women capable of acquiring equality on their own, or were they dependent on the support of men?