Which of the following best describes the role of lower-class women during the gilded age? most lower-class women stayed at home to take care of their children. lower-class women generally were not allowed to work in factories. many lower-class women had to work as well as take care of their homes. lower-class women usually worked outside the home and hired child care. the two major immigration stations in the united states were located in san francisco in the west and new york in the east. in philadelphia in the east and chicago in the midwest. in new york in the north and charleston in the south. in san francisco in the west and philadelphia in the east.