What struggles and pressures did women experience during the depression?

The economy of the period relied heavily on so-called "sex-typed" work, or work that employers typically assigned to one sex or the other. Women primarily worked in service industries, and these jobs tended to continue during the 1930s.women's employment rates actually rose. In 1930, approximately 10.5 million women worked outside the home.

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can someone me with this question:  

1) the end of the conflict between the north and the south didn’t just mark the end of a war; it marked the end of an entire way of life.” which statement best describes what this statement means?  

a) the southerners were no longer free and were controlled by the northern states.

b) the industrial economy in the north was not sustainable.

c) slavery became illegal, which changed completely the south’s labor force and the agricultural economy was destroyed.

d) the states decided to relinquish their independence and return to britain’s rule.