1. How did women shape the course of the Progressive Era? To what extent did they benefit from the era's reforms?

Women, especially educated women like Addams and Wald have formed the foundation for the settlement house movement. Settlement houses helped college educated women to use their talents and skills to contribute to the society and promote the progressive reform. They also created a new profession known as social work.

Explanation:

English, a more widely accepted language was taught rather than Hawaiian or Polynesian, giving Hawaiian children a chance to learn a more used language increasing the number of people they could hold full conversations with.