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middle-class men and women
Men were earners and women were housekeepers.
They were to make sure that the men did what they were supposed to. After many colonies had failed because the men didn't do what they were supposed to. Then people over in Europe realized that men are more polite and will do what they have to do in order to survive. That was the main job of women when Europeans began to travel into the new world.
The Civil war changed public opinion about the capabilities of women. While the men were away at war, women took over the farms and plantations, as well as working in factory jobs that were thought to be inappropriate for women.
Men and women are to be treated exactly the same in all cases.