They all had long walks to be made and dangerous times.
They were the laborers of society, so they were the ones paving roads, building houses and cleaning trash.
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They were discouraged because the law at that time stated that their earning basically belonged to their spouse, and also they couldn't own property, so they couldn't use their money in any way other than giving it to their husband. With this kind of a law, nobody would work.
Well there could be problems with food, and if there is a sickness, or a desater, like flooding around you could not move on. Also the population can reduce food, and water.