Men provided for the family and women took care of the family. ... "It was believed they [women] lacked strength and stamina, that their brains were small, that the feminine perspective and sensitivity were liabilities in the marketplace."4 However, during the early years of industrialization, men focused on farm work. ... After all, a woman's duties lied with her family. ... Unwed women reconciled society's ideals and the industry's needs.5 Their employment appeared to fulfill the responsibilities of their families. ... Therefore, about 1 in 5 worked at some type of mill....

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"Although cities were growing with their shops and conveniences, most women still lived on farms and produced everything they used. ... They bartered with each other for goods and services, creating an off-the-books economy entirely run by women. " (Roberts (1), p.12) Wives were the foundations that made families work. ... "They did what all women who went before them and came after them did when it came to raising children and running households, but they were assigned by history to play other roles as well. " (Roberts (1), p.15) Eliza Lucas Pinckney, at the age of sixteen was left in charge...

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