Education:
- The progressive Education Association called for schools to create curriculum that reached all students' levels.
- The Scholastic Aptitude Test is first administered and standards were raised for students.
- Jean Piaget's theory of child cognitive development becomes influential.
- The Great Depression begins and schools close, teachers are laid off or given lower salaries.
Women's Suffrage:
- Between 1850-1900, women did make progress and acquire greater rights in a number of areas.
- However, their progress was limited and women knew that without the vote, they would never gain equality with men.
- Contribute to the elaboration of strategies and policies supporting women in using their entrepreneurial potential.
- Almost all countries have the same kind of women's organizations to bring together women business owners.