Look at mining too. The British Mines and Collieries Act of 1842 made it illegal for women to work in underground mines. It was supposed to be an anti-child labor law, but the Victorians found out that women working in mines wore trousers and sometimes took off their shirts. This act was not repealed until 1990.

Most British colonies passed similar laws.

It's harder to research the U.S., but I did find that at least some states barred women from working underground as recently as the 1960s.

Women have fought for *decades* to be allowed to work in mines. It's completely not true that feminists aren't fighting for the rough jobs. More that the more vocal feminists tend to be white, privileged, and working white collar jobs, so you don't hear about this as much.