Women - Gilded Age and New Deal

By 1900, what % of the total workforce was women?

17%

By 1900, one in how many women were employed?

Seven

How much could a clerical white collar female employee earn a week?

$7

By 1900, approx. how many women were teachers, librarians, secretaries and telephone operators?

950,000

When was the Daughter of St Crispin labour union founded?

1869

How many of the - around - thirty national unions accepted women?

Two

Average female wage by 1900:

$5.68

Average male wage by 1900:

$12.98

What was the aim of AWSA?

Achieve suffrage at a state level

What was the aim of NWSA?

Achieve suffrage at a federal level

When were AWSA and NWSA founded?

1869

When was NAWSA created?

1890

How many members did NAWSA have by 1905?

17,000

Which western states allowed women to vote?

Utah and Wyoming

How many members were in the WCTU by 1900, making it the largest women’s organisation in existence?

175,000

What group was formed in 1890 as a umbrella for all “municipal housekeeping” efforts by - particularly - middle-class women?

The General Federation of Women’s Clubs

Who founded Hull House and when?

Jane Addams, 1890

How many settlement houses were there by 1895?

Fifty

By 1900, what % of high school graduates were women?

50%

When was the Harvard Annex formed?

1879

By 1900, what % of college students were women?

25%

How many nursing schools were there by 1890?

35

Which organisation, set up in 1899, worked to gain rights for women in the workplace?

National Consumers’ League

Divorce rates in 1880:

1/21

Divorce rates in 1900:

1/12

Why was life for women more difficult in the west?

Less technological advances (indoor plumbing, central heating, refrigerators) and worse medical care