Compare and contrast the lives of women in the working class of the industrial Northeast with the lives of pioneer women of the Great Plains. If you had to choose, which life would you have preferred?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. Living on the western frontier led to more opportunities.
2. Women in the plains states were essential to survival, as they collected fuel, transported water, and carried out many other important tasks.
3. Women were more isolated on the frontier.
4. Women in the Northeastern states worked long hours in horrible conditions to support their families.
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