HURR?! ILL MARK BRAINLIEST. How did industrialization contribute to the changing role of women in the late 1800s? Women who worked outside the home were allowed to vote in state and national elections. New appliances helped women complete household chores faster so they could pursue other interests. New appliances signaled the end of housework, freeing women to work outside the home. Women who worked outside the home were able to hold public office.