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The Progressive Era

The Progressive Era. Women’s Suffrage and Prohibition. Votes for Women. For over 50 years, women in the United States had been fighting for the right to vote in elections

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The Progressive Era

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  1. The Progressive Era Women’s Suffrage and Prohibition

  2. Votes for Women • For over 50 years, women in the United States had been fighting for the right to vote in elections • Election reforms that took place in 1903 still left women without the right to vote many women became determined to change that.

  3. Opposition to Women’s Suffrage • Those strongly opposed to women’s suffrage argued that women had no need to vote, and that men would protect their rights. • They also argued that women involved in politics would neglect their homes and children.

  4. Arguments for Women’s Suffrage • Suffragists argued that if women had the right to vote they would be more effective in their traditional roles • They claimed women could vote for better schools, more playground, safer parks, and improved public health • They also argued that if a woman could be held legally responsible for her actions, she should be able to vote.

  5. Women Gain the Right to Vote • In 1918, Texas women made a deal with the new governor, William P. Hobby that would lead to women gaining the right to vote in Texas. • In 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted full voting rights to women. Gov. William P. Hobby

  6. Prohibition • The sale and drinking of alcoholic beverages became a major issue in Texas during the progressive era. • Organizations such as the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), the Anti-Saloon League and church groups worked to pass a law to prohibit alcoholic beverages.

  7. Arguments for Prohibition • Groups in favor of prohibition argued that alcohol was at the center of many social problems • Saloons were associated with gambling and crime • Many groups argued that men would spend their money on alcohol, leaving their family without money to live

  8. Opposition to Prohibition • The brewing industry opposed prohibition, as did many immigrants from Europe including Italians and Germans • Many conservatives who opposed a strong federal government felt the government should not have the power to decide what they could and could not drink

  9. Prohibition Laws • In 1918, Texas approved a statewide prohibition law making it illegal to make and sell alcohol in Texas • In 1919 the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution made prohibition the law of the land. • The 18th amendment was an unpopular law and it was eventually repealed in 1933.

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