Women who traveled overland trail to Oregon revealed through their diaries and testimonies the struggle they went and their integration to the male patriarchal setting of their time. They showed that they were able to learn the work of men at the same time accomplish their responsibilities as wives and mothers. But generally was not accepted and earned stereotype criticism among the males.
Generally it was a breakthrough on female division of labor among the male, a change in the gender roles.
D - Nobel Prize in Literature
This period of industrialization began from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. During this period, telegraph and railroads spread across the country. This led to greater movement of people and began new trend in globalization. Electricity gave rise to the need for oil and gas. Sewage systems were now also being used. The telephone and the automobile greatly improved communication and transportation.