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During the American progressive era of the late 1800's and early 1900's, the lives and roles of women changed remarkably. During this time, woman were beginning to fight for equality, and to try to convince American society that they had much to offer to their country. Even though they could not vote throughout the majority of this period, they still managed to create many of the public policies and institutions that we enjoy today. Women of this time period managed to promote suffrage, improve educational opportunities. They won laws delegating minimum wage and maximum work hours for female workers. They were able to implement many public programs and social welfare measures.

One of the biggest changes to American women's lives came from the suffrage movement of the progressive era. In 1890, the National Women Suffrage Association (NWSA) and the American Women Suffrage Association (AWSA) united to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Under the......

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