Question

Which of the following characterizes the role of women during the Gilded Age?
The majority of women stayed at home to take care of the children.
Women were generally not allowed to work in factories.
Many women had more than one job in addition to responsibilities at home.
Women usually worked outside the home and did not have a great deal of responsibilities at home.

Answer 1

Many women had more than one job in addition to responsibilities at home.

Explanation: While middle- and upper-class women were often expected to stay in the home, large numbers of working-class and immigrant women worked in factories, sweatshops, and as domestic servants — often combining paid work with household duties and childcare.