Which of the Following Is True of Women in California

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of women in California in the 1850s?

• A) Because their skills were in demand, they could charge high fees for cooking, laundering, and sewing.
• B) They worked on family farms as they had done in the East and Midwest.
• C) Many married women built reputations as hostesses by providing food and entertainment for their husbands' bachelor friends.
• D) They were usually engaged in mining for gold alongside the male settlers.

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