Women Working/Voting
Working
While job opportunities began to open up for women, things were still tough. Business did not accept women in any professional posts, hospitals refused to hire them, and female lawyers where rejected. Employers barely trained women for jobs beyond the entry level or they paid them on a lower scale then men. Very few women advanced to leadership positions, and employers expected women to quit when they where married or if they where pregnant. However, women had filled many positions during WWI and had finally proved that they could handle jobs outside the house, and doors were finally opening.
Voting
On August 26, 1920 the 19th amendment to the constitution was signed into law, giving women the right to vote. This amendment took 72 years to bring about starting with a women's right to vote convention in 1948. This was a major achievement to women in the United States. However, even though they had the right to vote many of them did not take advantage of the opportunity. Many women wouldn't vote because they had a lack of interest, didn't believe women should vote, or were fearful of the reaction they would receive from family members.
Related Sources
Prentice Hall America Pathways to the Present, Modern American History book