Then there are a number of blind, crippled, and handicapped people here, who could not find work in regular fields. If work was plentiful. These people have to live some way, probably they have families who do all in their power for them. Yet there are always things needed that cannot be provided. Now that they can get bags to string, they not only can provide the necessary things for themselves, but it gives them a new outlook, a feeling that they are not useful citizens, instead of helpless burdens.
–Mrs. H. S. Jones from Leaksville, NC,
1939
According to this passage, what was another reason why bag stringing was important?
It resulted in greater diversity within the workplace.
It was work that could be done by male or female workers.
It allowed workers with physical challenges to earn an income.
It allowed migrant workers to find temporary work as they moved from place to place.