Criy for Freedom-women

While reading the Battle Cry for Freedom, I found it very interesting that during the mid 1800's, a large percentage of women worked outside the home. I was always taught and believed that women started working woutside the home during WWII (briefly) and then again during my lifetime. There has always been a stigma about women working outside the home and guilt placed upon women for working. When in reality it's just a cycle like everything else.