Women Conditions in the 1900s

The 1900s was an era of change for women in the United States. Women of the middle class began to enroll in colleges or training programs (Austin 1). Women with the advanced educational knowledge made the devolopment of new types of human service organizations possible (Austin 1). Without women the development of  human services organizations would not be possible (Austin 1). Organizations such as the large general hospital and psychiatric hospitals were controlled by men but ran by women as nurses (Austin 1). The public schools had male principals but the staff of schools were mainly women (Austin 1). I think women really helped these organizations thrive because women are really good with nurturing and care something a man necessarily isn't good at. With women becoming more involved with better education and better jobs women began to start making career choices before marriage decisions (Austin 1). This is significant to me because women were always thought to stay at home and do the housework where men were supposed to do all the work outside of the house and make money. I believe this change was really good for society because it shows how everyone should have equal opportunity and the right to high levels of education. After reading how far women have come in today's world it makes me respect women even more than what I do because I don't believe women should just be seen as people who do house chores. I believe they deserve the same education and opportunity for work as men do and it is great to see how women have turned the tables then what it was in older years.