The Main Paying Profession Open to Middle Class Women During

question 30

Multiple Choice

The main paying profession open to middle class women during the first half of the 1800s was

• A) bank accountant.
• B) shopkeeper.
• C) teaching.
• D) housekeeping.
• E) stenographer.

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