1893 Radcliff College establishes formal ties with Harvard University, allowing women to attend Harvard classes. The National Consumers League is formed, organizing women to use their power as consumers to push for better working conditions and protective laws for women workers. The International Ladies Garment Workers Union is established in New York. 1904 Helen Keller graduates from Radcliffe College and goes on to advocate from worker's rights and helps found the American Civil Liberties Union. Julia Morgan earns her architect's license in California.
Women garment workers strike in New York for better wages and working conditions.
Madame C.J. Walker becomes the first African-American woman millionaire through her line of beauty products. The Mann Act prohibits the transport of women across state lines or international borders for immoral purposes. In a massive campaign, women gain the vote in California by an average margin of one vote per precinct. The triangle Shirtwaist Company fire points to the need for worker's rights laws. Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman granted a pilot's license.