-suffragettes first wave of feminism won the right to vote (over 21) in the USA in 1920, in UK 1928
-meant that comeback opinions and experiences mattered
-politicians needed to appeal to women as well as men
-first women mp (1908, finnland)
-noble prize, Marie curie. 1903
-still pressured women to keep within thier role
-ww1. Women have responsibility, living independently
-men expected women to go back to domestic roles
-soldiers affected by ptsd
-1916, birth control. Sanger opened clinic then fled
-1919, women could become lawyers, vets, civil servants