Answer: this is off the top of my head but I believe so.
Explanation:
Back then, women would still have to work until they were literally giving birth, I believe. You would not expect that with how women act, now, and how much they complain about being pregnant but women can work while pregnant. during medieval times, the men were often off fighting or hunting so women, even while pregnant, had to take care of children, tend to plants, sew, and all sorts of things.
I recommend doing some extra research but I believe this is right.
Trading helped people since it allowed people to not only provide and get things, it also allowed a spread of different innovations/ideas, inventions, and have more cultural diversity. For example, back then when the Colombian exchange happened, many different crops, cattle, etc were brought between the US and Europe. This allowed things that we now have today such as Florida being the main place for the citrus business (citrus came from Europe).
