What was the disparate nature of womanhood near the end of the 19th century?

They worked either in factories, or in domestic service for richer households or in family businesses. Many women also carried out home-based work such as finishing garments and shoes for factories, laundry, or preparation of snacks to sell in the market or streets.

Explanation:

usually her father was the one that controlled it after the death of the husband

jewish people, gypsies, and political opponents.