Women: The Roles Of 19th Century American Women

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Men will always be men, and women will forever be women. Each has unique strengths and weakness that are vital contributions to society. For centuries, women have maintained the home and tended to the family, while the men hunted and gathered. The roles that each play, has always been significantly different from one another. Which leaves one to ponder why 19th- century American women would pack up and abandon their reasonably comfortable homes and lifestyles, potentially forever, to endure considerable dangers and hardships of the westward journey to California? Not to mention, what did they hope to achieve once they arrived? Most importantly whether or not it was beneficial to have women along for the journey? Surprisingly, despite most of