Abolition and Women’s Rights Movements, Part 2 — Quiz
Question 4 • Language Arts 11
Read the quotation from "Ain't I a Woman?" That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Which 1850s social norm is reflected in the excerpt about white women?
Answer
A
the idea that women should be more practical and less sentimental
B
the idea that women should devote themselves to becoming a mother
C
the idea that women should avoid too many intellectual pursuits
D
the idea that women should look delicate and be handled delicately
Explanation
The speaker describes women being helped into carriages, lifted over ditches, and given the best place. These gestures reflect the expectation that white women were delicate and should be treated gently and protectively. The correct choice is “the idea that women should look delicate and be handled delicately.”
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