There were significant changes for women in Ecuador after the Liberal Revolution of 1895. These changes would evolve from 1895 to 1950, but the success of each program created to benefit women varied. These programs were diverse and ranged from the legalization of prostitution to prevent the transmission of venereal diseases to the education of women in designated roles. While these programs can be seen as improvements for women, they can also be described as programs that have an instilled vision of what women should be like. Educational programs for women have allowed them to become midwives or nurses, but they are still seen as caregivers, and the legalization of prostitution has made women subservient to men. The programs would not place women on the same level as men because these opportunities women received did not allow them to compete with men. However, this was the beginning of Ecuador's modernization and how different aspects needed to develop more until complete equality was achieved. As the spread of venereal disease increased, Ecuador saw intimate activities as a danger to the state and society. Therefore, state programs were initiated in 1911 to control this disease problem by regulating prostitution. The aim of making prostitution legal and regulated meant that it would benefit the health of Ecuadorians and in 1922 the anti-venereal services were opened to the general public. Under this program, all prostitutes were required to be fingerprinted and registered with a photo ID. Registered prostitutes received free medical services and medications. These women not only had medical services, but also had weekly examinations, which they had to present to their clients upon request. However, the reason why mixed-race wom... middle of paper... is extreme: male haircut, sunglasses and sneakers." This is the exact opposite of the flapper and women's liberation in America . Women cut their hair short, wore boys' clothes, and were different from the traditional role of women. Regardless of their differences, both Ecuadorian and American women advocated for the improvement of their lives more publicly involved in society and this was aided by the Liberation Movement. This support for women can be seen all over the world, especially in the United States. Although these programs did not make women equal to men, they still gave women more choices. Kim Clark, Gender, State, and Medicine in Highland Ecuador: Modernizing Women, Modernizing the State, 1895-1950 (Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2012), 78.