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Analyze the historical significance and impact of women during the Progressive Era.

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Progressive era marked beginning of era of improvement of women status and worth in society

Step-by-step explanation:

During the progressive era, women gained freedom and rights. They started working in industries and their role is society as a home maker started changing. They were now attaining more education and were not forced to bear children. The size of family reduced to two or three kids only.

Women were treated equally as par the men and the civil marriage law in 1909, freed women from complying to all their husband’s wishes.

However, women were subjected to mainly unskilled or semi skilled jobs due to lack of appropriate education.

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