Women championed many pivotal pieces of legislation in the early 1900's. They pushed for prohibition, payment of a bonus for WWI veterans, federal money for prenatal, maternal, and infant care, and many more progressive issues. The following summary details the many issues important to women in Congress.

Concepts

prohibition, congress, women's history

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jeannette rankin, office of the historian: legislative interests and achievements, sheppard-towner legislation

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional