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Bill was not debated till 1887.
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Wyoming was the first state to grant women full suffrage.
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1890 NAWSA was created (National American Woman Suffrage Association)
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Illinois passed a law prohibiting child labor, limiting working hours for women, and regulating sweatshop conditions.
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In 1901 they formed the socialist party of america, by 1912 the party had won more than 1000 city government offices.
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Taft wins over the Democrat William Jennings Bryan
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Taft supported children's bureau.
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On March 25, 1911, about 500 workers, mostly Italian and Jewish girls, were on the job at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. The company, which occupied the upper floors of a 10-story building in New York City, made tailored women's blouses. In the supposedly fireproof building, a small fire broke out. Feeding on fabric and rubbish, it swelled into an inferno.
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Congress passes the Federal reserve Act.
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In 1918, Congress formally proposed the suffrage amendment. Granting all women the right to vote.
