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During the 1800s, Western economies began a gradual shift from agriculture to industry. Many girls and women began to work in factories, contributing wages instead of labor to family economies.
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In New York, more than 200 people gathered to hold a convention on women's rights and the struggle of female suffrage.
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This amendment granted universal sufferage.
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Alice Paul drafted a proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee equal rights for women. It was accepted by Congress in1972.
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In 1975, women earned 62% of what men earned.
