Which of the following characterizes the role of women during the Gilded Age?

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Answer:

The correct answer is the third option: During the Gilded Age many women had more than one job in addition to resposibilities at home.

Explanation:

During the Victorian Era (from mid to late 19th century) the role of men and women functioned in "separate spheres". Men worked in the public sphere and women worked in the domestic sphere. However, at the end of the 19th century, many women began to work and take opportunities that opened up for them to study.

In 1900, more than five million women worked outside the house given the context of an industrial economy.

Working-class women entered to work in factories that put their health and life at risk, with strenuous hours and low wages.
Working-class women and immigrant women began working as domestic servants in wealthy homes.
African-American women worked as domestic servants and in agricultural work.
Single, middle-class women worked as secretaries, store clerks, teachers, and nurses. Married middle-class women they dedicated more to their family although they also got certain jobs.
Many white, middle class, Protestant, and educated women entered the public sphere to promote social reforms.

In addition to these jobs, the society expected them to continue doing housework, which led them to have double and triple working hours.