5. among puritans, women held an equal position to men and were allowed to speak freely in religious meetings. true false

FALSE. The Salem was the women how could.

equal pay act of 1963. the equal pay act, signed in to law by president john f. kennedy on june 10, 1963, was one of the first federal anti-discrimination laws that addressed wage differences based on gender. they felt that this would prevent employers from undercutting future wages for men.

the main objectives of the progressive movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption.