In St. Augustine, the only settlement of any consequence for miles around, residents saw their opportunity and opened inns for their new visitors. Many of those innkeepers were women, widowed or never married — women who had few other options if they were to survive.

Source: Ximenez-Fatio museum highlights lives of women innkeepers | StAugustine.com
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