Why would a historian consider the "maternalist reforms" an ironic or peculiar aspect of the Progressive Era?

They made settlement houses, which primarily served women and children in poverty, seem discriminatory to modern eyes.

They were necessary because new developments in the labor industry, including the forming of new unions, excluded women.

They sought legislation that would improve the lives of women and children, though these improvements came at the expense of limiting the rights of men.

They introduced gender bias into state laws, limiting women's economic independence at a time when women sought the right to vote.

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Charity Mcneil

1 June, 22:38

Why would a historian consider the "maternalist reforms" an ironic or peculiar aspect of the Progressive Era?

They made settlement houses, which primarily served women and children in poverty, seem discriminatory to modern eyes.

They were necessary because new developments in the labor industry, including the forming of new unions, excluded women.

They sought legislation that would improve the lives of women and children, though these improvements came at the expense of limiting the rights of men.

They introduced gender bias into state laws, limiting women's economic independence at a time when women sought the right to vote.

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Lee Baldwin · Answer 1

Introduces gender bias while also fighting for the right to vote

Women were fighting for limited and restricted work hours for women and children. When child labor is ended it forces mothers to be responsible, at home, for their children. When women are restricted from the workplace, they are unable to make money for their family. These reforms were driven by middle class values and hurt lower class families and women. Also women were fighting for the right to vote, but reformers were taking away economic freedom for women.