Free black girls and women
a. had plenty of opportunities as skilled laborers in the Upper South.
b. Often became cooks, seamstresses, washers, or ran small groceries and taverns.
c. were banned from well-paid occupations like midwifery, folk healing, or prostitution.
d. enjoyed much better prospects than free black men in the Upper South.
ANSWER: b
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