They dont give up and they dont hide and run away like a scaredy cat
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Women were expected to cook clean and do house chores. They ere often seen as less important and didn't have a say in much that went on. After the industrial revolution, more women began to work in factories and proved they could work just as well as men. This push was especially popular during WWII when many men were gone fighting.
It told about slavery's impact on families that were in slavery and the impact of slavery as well.