Those who lived in cities and towns might work a 10 hour day for 6 days a week. Then at home there was a full complement of household chores including cleaning, cooking, shopping for food, and making and repairing clothing. Sunday was the only relief in long hours of work, and that had its own requirements for those in God fearing households. Along with attending worship, there were people who were sick or in need in other ways to visit. Those in authority in the communities knew there was little likelihood of crime. Women had no time to be independent or worry about their rights.
Lizzie Stanton and other suffragists had a hard time ahead of them to convince most women that things could be different.
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