What was the main option for outside employment for middle-class women in the 1820s and 30s and how does it differ from today's opportunities?

The main option for white women was in the textile industry, while african american women were mainly slaves.

Explanation:

The main difference was that women mainly worked in the household, being in charge of taking care of the kids and educating them, the ones that searched for work outside the household if they were white women had opportunity to work in the textile industry, while african americans were slaves and worked in plantations or working as maids and cookers in their slavers houses, nowadays women have many opportunities to develop a career in almost any field they desire, eventhough there´s still some differences and unequalities towards them, they jave more freedom to choose.

heritage? culture? religion? gene? trait?

answer; i believe the correct answer is ( indirect characterization);