They had to fill in for men. They had to work hard in mines, shoppes, ect. They were working to fill in for their husbands plus their jobs in the homes.
Some examples is the holocaust in 1933 and Armenia 1915
In North America, the land grants were typically 1/4 section, or, 160 acres. So, this looked really good to immigrants most of whom could only dream of owning land back home.
He was against the force bill