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women stayed at home with kids.
Men worked.
"mini adults" - kids grew up fast.
only the wealthy girls got limited education.
class notes -
Women worked as needed (economically)
Several children.
Kids worked
Breadwinner braught in all the money.
https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist255/la/family.html -
Famlilies were separated.
Marriage was secrative.
Children not taught.
No income
class notes -
Males went to war
Women stayed home or worked (if needed)
Brothers fought agaisnt brothers
Most families only had mothers and daughters left.
http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Family_Life_During_the_Civil_War -
Women got more freedom
Women could work freely
Men had more respect towards wives
Daughters thought higher of themselves -
People lived in fear of losing loved ones.
Men went to war
Wives got more jobs
Less money was made because the working husband wasnt home to make money.
https://www.pbs.org/thewar/at_home_family.htm -
Most people work - man or woman
Children do less work
Mothers are respected more
Devorce is more common
