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Progress of Women Across Nations in a Century
A sweeping survey of women’s advances worldwide, tracing legal, educational and professional gains from the 19th to the 20th century. It notes new rights in New Zealand and Australia, rising female employment in the United States, and shifting roles in Europe, Asia, and the Orient, with examples of notable women and evolving social norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amandas
Clarissas
Papa
Congo
Mexico
South America
Amazon River
United States
America
Harriet Martineau
Army
Navy
Anita McGee
Europe
Victoria
England
Mrs. Newbride
Great Britain
Girton
Newnham
Oxford
Germany
Austria
Russia
Norway
Sweden
Scandinavia
Holland
Austria-Hungary
Belgium
Denmark
Greece
Athens
Humphrey Ward
Marcella
Turkey
Constantinople
India
Milord
Pacific Ocean
China
Japan
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
New York
International Council of Women
International Woman's Suffrage Alliance
Women's Christian Temperance Union