Due to a drop in manpower, the women sometimes took the role and job of the man. They also served as spies, nurses, and a few snuck their ways into the front lines.
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When Annabeth was attacked by the Manticore, they both got thrown over a cliff's edge during a skirmish. She was caught by Luke and the General who was known as the person working closely with Kronos. Artemis later explains how she tried to save the people but she couldn't save Annabeth but she urges other gods to help them.
If you’re talking about the United States, I would definitely say the Southern region especially the Southeast.
Elsewhere in the world, for example in Africa, the country of South Africa has been terrible to African Americans.
One of the advantages was that the old mom & pop stores were no longer practical, because the corporations were more convenient. You didn't have to ride around to go to seven stores anymore, you would just go to the big-block store and get everything you needed there. Furthermore, corporations provided a large amount of unskilled jobs - previously, the largest part of the "American dream" was to go and start your own business, farm, etc., but now you could go get a job at a factory or supermarket, so the job market was diversified. Those are just two, but I'm sure you can think of more!