Did women go to work in 1799?

Women have always worked!

You mean, I imagine, did women go 'out' to work in 1799.... yes, again, many women have always worked in the 'workplace' - what you might be asking is did middle-class, or upper-class women go 'out' to work, then the answer to that would be no.

People living at the lower ends of the economic ladder have always required as much extra earning power as they could muster.