- Cooking
- Preserving food
- Cleaning
- Laundry
- Sewing and mending
- Childcare
- Raising animals
- Gardening
Educational chores:
- Providing basic literacy and education to their own children
- Teaching Native Americans and Native Alaskans to read, write, and speak English
Religious chores:
- Leading prayer meetings and scripture readings
- Teaching Sunday school
- Visiting the sick and infirm
- Performing missionary work
Medical chores:
- Providing basic medical care to their families, Native peoples, and other settlers
- Administering first aid
- Assisting with childbirth
- Preparing herbal remedies