President Theodore Roosevelt was a reformer president to the extent that he was a true progressive--especially when it came to domestic issues. He enforced labor laws that protected workers, and was one of the first true conservationists--carving out large chunks of land for national parks.
D. The line between women's and men's work blurred as they helped each other do essential work.
They would punish them if they left.
Primarily alternative way that these railroad companies used their land was to either sell it or rent it out to private business, and occasionally individuals, since the rail companies did not always need all the land they were given for development.
