Ultimately, what were white, women progressives trying to do by taking over the process of Americanizing immigrant women? They were trying to define American citizenship according to their white, middle-class culture in a way that also empowered them (i.e. white, progressive, middle-class women). They were only trying to help Mexican immigrant women to become better Americans by instructing them in American ways of housewifery. Women involved in Americanization were "public housekeepers" completely shattering the limitations that traditional gender roles placed on women.

Ultimately, what were white, women progressives trying to do by taking over the process of Americanizing immigrant women? They were trying to define American citizenship according to their white, middle-class culture in a way that also empowered them (i.e. white, progressive, middle-class women). They were only trying to help Mexican immigrant women to become better Americans by instructing them in American ways of housewifery. Women involved in Americanization were "public housekeepers" completely shattering the limitations that traditional gender roles placed on women.