Organization and Historical Context in Wheels of Change, Part 6
Question 3 • 25-26 TX-Literary Genres
Read the excerpt from Chapter 5 of Wheels of Change.Would the bicycle help bring about a new kind of equality between men and women? Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her colleagues certainly hoped so. At any rate, the image of a female cyclist quickly became associated with efforts to win more rights for women. When Cambridge University in England decided to offer female students full admission in 1897, the male students protested by hanging a figure of a woman on a bicycle in effigy.
Answer
A
The bicycle was successful in achieving equality between the sexes.
B
England was ahead in its fight for equal opportunities for women.
C
Many people strongly opposed the increasing rights of women.
D
Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought for a woman’s right to attend college.
Explanation
The excerpt says male students protested Cambridge University’s decision to admit women fully by hanging a woman cyclist in effigy. That hostile reaction shows that many people strongly opposed women gaining more rights. The passage does not say the bicycle itself achieved equality or that Stanton specifically fought for college admission.
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