 The reluctance of Sicilian men to allow women to take paid work meant that women usually remained at home, their seclusion often increased due to the restrictions of mourning.Despite such restrictions, women carried out a variety of important roles in nourishing their families, selecting wives for their sons, and helping their husbands in the field.In 1894, labour agitation through the radical left-wing "Fasci Siciliani" (Sicilian Workers Leagues) again led to the imposition of martial law.