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Cather's depiction of female characters moving into town to support their families on the farms reflects the hardships and responsibilities faced by rural women. By presenting these characters realistically, she captures the challenges of adapting to a new environment while balancing work and family obligations. This portrayal helps convey the resilience and determination of these women in navigating societal expectations and economic pressures.
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Most farms are owned by families.
Big farms require lots of relatively flat and level ground that can easily be plowed. Much of the land in New England was hilly and rocky, making it suitable for small farms worked intensively by a family or small group, but not suitable for large farms.
Farms, Factorys, Stores, ect..
it helped families develop farms.
Farms
Families owned them
To cities
To cities
The families would move constantly to different farms for all of the different seasons.
Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota.
Nebraska, Kansas and South Dakota