Analyze the roles that women played in Progressive Era reforms from the 1880s through 1920. Focus your essay on TWO of the following: Politics, Social Conditions, Labor/Working Conditions.

Women played a crucial role during the Progressive Era in the social realm in that they tied their movement with the temperance movement--reducing the amount of alcohol consumption in the population. In the political realm, even before they had the right to vote, women were able to influence elections by being more outspoken.