Which of these best describes the role of lower-class women during the Gilded Age?

Many lower-class families needed additional income, so women often worked for wages while still handling household responsibilities and caring for children. This makes “Many lower-class women had to work as well as take care of their homes” the best description. Factory work was available to women, and hiring child care was generally beyond the means of lower-class families.

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