Kept the huse clean and feed the men unless they were rich.
before world war ii women were mostly domestic servants
a housewife or a spinster.
With the men fighting in the war, women took the jobs that men had been doing before the war.
women worked in factories to make weapons and war supplies. They filled the role that men had before the war.
the men were gone to war!
The primary occupations of women before World War 1 were teaching and nursing. Of course, there were exceptions to this, but the war did create the opportunity for women to work in factories and other jobs that had typically been held by men.
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working in factories.
in WW1 (world war 1) women were making food in factory and weapons for the solders
Before World War II, women had jobs in what was considered their areas. They were secretaries, stenographers, teachers, and homemakers. During World War II, women were needed in factories doing physical, manual labor while the men were off at war. They also entered the workplace as cab drivers, and bus drivers. Before the war, it was very uncommon to see females in these roles.
See Rosie the Riveter/World War II Homefront National Historical Park.
Women typically were home makers before and after the American Civil War.