Another reason was that living out in the wilderness of the West was quite difficult and everyone had to work for the community and that included women. There was no time for gender norms as survival takes precedence. This led to women doing lots of work and being seen as men's equals.
NimishApte t1_j4kce6p wrote
Reply to comment by Khemith in Missouri lawmakers adopt stricter dress code for women in state House by dreamcastfanboy34
Men already have a strict dress code