Central Ideas in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Question 10 • GA-Literature and Composition I
Read the excerpt from A History of Women’s Suffrage by Stanton, Anthony, and Gage.It would be nearer the truth to say the [gender] difference indicates different duties in the same sphere, seeing that man and woman were evidently made for each other, and have shown equal capacity in the ordinary range of human duties. In governing nations, leading armies, piloting ships across the sea, rowing life-boats in terrific gales; in art, science, invention, literature, woman has proved herself the compl
Answer
T
The differences between men and women allow them to balance one another, and they should be considered as equal as they are in nature.
T
There are differences between men and women that should be more considered when determining what boys and girls learn in school.
M
Men and women are different, and they perform different duties throughout history, school, and nature.
M
Men and women have served different roles in government and society, but women will soon prove their superiority when they have rights.
Explanation
The excerpt says men and women have “shown equal capacity” in ordinary duties and lists areas where women have demonstrated their abilities, including government, science, and literature. This supports the idea that differences between men and women do not make one less capable; they can be considered equal. Choice A best expresses that point, while the other choices emphasize separate roles or make claims the excerpt does not support.
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