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1. In her defense of polygamy, Harriet Cook Young argued that “wherever monogamy reigns, adultery, prostitution and foeticide, directly or indirectly, are its concomitants,” and that “the principle of plurality of wives [provides] the only safeguard against adultery, prostitution, and the reckless waste of pre-natal life, practiced throughout the land.” These statements rest on which of the following assumptions?
Correct. The answer is a. Harriet Cook Young’s defense of polygamy was based on the assumption that men required numerous female sexual partners and that men with only one wife sought out other women through adultery and prostitution, leading to illegitimate pregnancies and abortions.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Harriet Cook Young’s defense of polygamy was based on the assumption that men required numerous female sexual partners and that men with only one wife sought out other women through adultery and prostitution, leading to illegitimate pregnancies and abortions.
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2. Eliza Snow and Phoebe Woodruff defended polygamy on the basis of which of the following arguments?
Correct. The answer is c. Snow and Woodruff argued that Mormon women in polygamous marriages had more freedom, more privileges, and won more respect from their husbands than women in monogamous marriages.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Snow and Woodruff argued that Mormon women in polygamous marriages had more freedom, more privileges, and won more respect from their husbands than women in monogamous marriages.
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3. Fanny Stenhouse’s critique of polygamy was based on which of the following assumptions?
Correct. The answer is c. Stenhouse argued that a woman’s natural primary attachment was to one man and that, to be happy, she needed her husband’s exclusive love and affection.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Stenhouse argued that a woman’s natural primary attachment was to one man and that, to be happy, she needed her husband’s exclusive love and affection.
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4. According to Susan B. Anthony, what problem posed a challenge to women in both polygamous and monogamous marriages?
Correct. The answer is d. Susan B. Anthony’s letter to The Revolution suggested that for all women—whether in monogamous or polygamous marriages—economic self-sufficiency was the key to freedom and independence.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Susan B. Anthony’s letter to The Revolution suggested that for all women—whether in monogamous or polygamous marriages—economic self-sufficiency was the key to freedom and independence.