In 1880, the California woman safeguarded the Republic by maintaining a morally sound home. Scarcely 40 years later, women won full-fledged citizenship and voting rights. This book shows how this transformation came about. It illuminates the links between these two major social movements: the western women's suffrage movement and progressivism.

Placing local developments in a national context, "Becoming Citizens" illuminates the links between these two major social movements: the western women's suffrage movement and progressivism.