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Women in American Life 1880-1920: Immigration, New Work and New Roles

• 1988 ----- b & w ----- 16 min ----- vhs
• Subjects covered: Immigrant women try to build new lives in burgeoning cities; the changing lives of American Indian, Mexican and Chinese women in the West; the growth of settlement houses and the women's club movement; business growth creates niches for "women's work" in the white collar sector; the woman suffrage movement adopts tactics which achieve victory in 1920.
• Topics: (American Ethnic Studies, History: American, Women Studies)

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