Have you ever thought about what it was like to be a woman in the pioneer days?
She was up before dawn, gathering wood and lighting the fire,
possibly taking care of the animals, and getting water from the well.
All of this before breakfast, which she made from scratch for everyone.
Then she had to clean all of that up by hand which probably meant
drawing more water from the well or going to the creek.
After everyone had left for the day, she would start working
on the bread and food for the rest of the day,
the washing (she made the soap by hand as well),
the sewing (she made everything by hand) and mending.
Don't forget there were probably little ones to keep up with as well and
if there wasn't a school she acted as teacher too.
Her world revolved around her family.
There wasn't such things as convenience foods, sick days or even vacations.
Do you still think you have it hard?
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