Which of the Following Is True of Women in California

Which of the following is true of women in California in the 1850s?

A) Because their skills were in demand, they could charge high fees for cooking, laundering, and sewing.
B) The worked on family farms as they had done in the East and Midwest.
C) Many married women built reputations as hostesses by providing food and entertainment for their husbands' bachelor friends.
D) They were usually engaged in mining for gold alongside the male settlers.