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Women's clubs flourished 1890-1930, expressing the interests, needs, and beliefs of Montana women at the turn of the century. While accepting the domestic role established by the cult of true womanhood, their reformist activities reveal a persistent demand for self-expression outside the home. Homesteading was a significant experience for altering women's perceptions of their roles. They joined the men in the fields, expressed their aesthetic interests in gardens, and organized social activities. Though these clubs allowed women to fulfill their traditional roles they also encouraged women to pursue social, intellectual, and community interests.<ref> Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs, "Montana Women's Clubs at the Turn of the Century." ''Montana: The Magazine of Western History'' 1986 36(1): 26-35 </ref>
Women's clubs flourished 1890-1930, expressing the interests, needs, and beliefs of Montana women at the turn of the century. While accepting the domestic role established by the cult of true womanhood, their reformist activities reveal a persistent demand for self-expression outside the home. Homesteading was a significant experience for altering women's perceptions of their roles. They joined the men in the fields, expressed their aesthetic interests in gardens, and organized social activities. Though these clubs allowed women to fulfill their traditional roles they also encouraged women to pursue social, intellectual, and community interests.<ref> Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs, "Montana Women's Clubs at the Turn of the Century." ''Montana: The Magazine of Western History'' 1986 36(1): 26-35 </ref>
Efforts to write woman suffrage into Montana's 1889 constitution failed. Montana women, especially 'society women,' did not strongly support the suffragists. Help from national leaders and from [[Jeannette Rankin]], who in 1916 became the nation's first congresswoman, led to success in 1914 when voters ratified a suffrage amendment passed by the legislature the previous year.<ref> T.A. Larson, "Montana Women and the Battle of the Ballot." ''Montana: The Magazine of Western History'' 1973 23(1): 24-41 </ref>
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