9. Was the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 a major turning point

Question 1

could be seen as

Answer 1

1. A reward for war work
2. SYMBOLIC extension of US democracy
3. Extension of the movement towards giving women political rights (seen in some states before war)
4. Major move towards using women’s particular interests and abilities on a national scale

Question 2

actually emerged as

Answer 2

1. an expression of gratitude for women’s war work and as a result of effective campaign by the NAWSA
   Not as a change of attitude.

Question 3

limitations

Answer 3

. Reform did not mean that women could gain everything they wanted
Suggested that once in congress women had to conform to male dominated society, voting in the way their husbands favoured
Much economic and social change during war short lived
Still faced discrimination in terms of wages, social attitudes and the ability to exercise their rights