women’s condition in the work place during reconstruction in 1900 Before the civil war, women’s roles in the home had been glorified. In the late 19th century a middle to upper class woman felt as though she needed to make her home a place away from the excitement and distraction of the outside world to kep her children safe and husbands rested. While women in these positions could afford such luxury, poor women had …showed first 75 words of 438 total…

…showed last 75 words of 438 total…Roughly 70% of working American women were servants in 1870. White women began to take better paying jobs as opportunities opened in offices, classrooms and etc. As Women became more highly educated they continued to move up in the working class , many attending college. In the late 19th century many college educated women applied their skills to social reform instead of marriage and finally won suffrage. These advances continued until suffrage was won and finally the vote.