In their homes, religious inquiries, and the economy, women influenced those around them more than most realized. Initially taking the role of caregiver, women had to consistently clean, prepare meals, care and teach the children, while also providing and bearing children for their husbands. Even with such a minimal amount of public exposure, women truly influenced and impacted the industrialization of America more than anyone else through simply expressing their opinions and perspectives to others and changing their point of view. They were a voice their husband consistently heard, or a voice heard by other women as they shopped for their family, inspiring them to speak up for what they believed in or to consider a different idea. Historians
