Women did not. A couple comparisons to back then to today was that back then houses were made out of logs and called log cabins. Today they are made with bricks and expensive stone in some cases. Pine torches were used as light before electricity from the textiles were figured out. Oil lamps were also a form of light that the people used. Even the furniture today is so different to back in the 1800s. A furnished cabin had a couple bed's made out of wood and if it was a family cabin then the kids would sleep in the loft area up above on the floor. Life back then to now was VERY crucial. Especially in the winter. Everything was basically made and carved out of wood such as the silverware and seats. The women made the clothes by hand, mostly by stitching, and then later on when the cotton textiles were made it became easier to make more clothes for the family at once. The 1800s diet consisted of any meat the husband caught, and a lot of the times the wild games fur would be turned into the husbands clothes. They also ate a lot of wild fruit that was around them during the summer such as crab apples, grapes, and pumpkin. Life back then to now is extremely