How did women's roles change in society due to reforms in the late 1800s and early 1900s? Why was this change significant?

Women's roles changed in society because during the late 1800s and 1900s, women not only fought for the right to vote, but they also worked towards attaining social reform to increase gender equality. Female roles were one of the most drastic changes of any cultural, ethnic or gender group. They also began to work industrial jobs during the Progressive Era.