Discuss the reasons for changes in the role of women in two countries in the Americas.

Candidates will offer a considered and balanced review that includes a range of arguments and factors to explain the reasons for changes in the role of women within this period. These reasons may cover a wide range of possibilities, such as economic, religious, social, scientific, philosophical and political factors among others. Industrialization after 1865 was an important factor, as well as social and political movements. Responses will provide a range of reasons and not merely focus all their attention on one reason such as women’s roles in the First World War. Candidates who wish to undertake this question should choose a country where there is adequate material to provide a range of reasons. If a candidate chooses to select a country in which there was little change in the status of women, they must provide a comprehensive analysis of the reasons for the lack of change.