Chapter 203. Reflections on Women’s Activism, Chapter 20

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Correct. The answer is d. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, although most were excluded from electoral politics, late-nineteenth-century women organized around single issues, such as temperance and woman suffrage, and ultimately joined in broad reform coalitions that sought to address the problems of industrial society.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author’s main point in this section of the chapter is that, although most were excluded from electoral politics, late-nineteenth-century women organized around single issues, such as temperance and woman suffrage, and ultimately joined in broad reform coalitions that sought to address the problems of industrial society.

Correct. The answer is a. To support her argument that women became involved in broad reform movements through their involvement in single-issue politics, the author describes the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union which attracted women who were interested in the issue of prohibition, but ultimately encouraged them to participate in a broad reform coalition that included the Knights of Labor, the People’s Party, and the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

Incorrect. The answer is a. To support her argument that women became involved in broad reform movements through their involvement in single-issue politics, the author describes the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union which attracted women who were interested in the issue of prohibition, but ultimately encouraged them to participate in a broad reform coalition that included the Knights of Labor, the People’s Party, and the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

Correct. The answer is d. To validate her claim that Frances Willard transformed the WCTU from an organization that viewed drinking as the root of social ills, to one that viewed poverty as the primary cause of social problems, the author cites the group’s growing association and involvement with organizations like the Knights of Labor.

Incorrect. The answer is d. To validate her claim that Frances Willard transformed the WCTU from an organization that viewed drinking as the root of social ills, to one that viewed poverty as the primary cause of social problems, the author cites the group’s growing association and involvement with organizations like the Knights of Labor.

Correct. The answer is c. The author suggests that the “home protection” argument, which drew on the cult of domesticity and women’s roles as mothers, increased public support for woman suffrage by the 1890s.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author suggests that the “home protection” argument, which drew on the cult of domesticity and women’s roles as mothers, increased public support for woman suffrage by the 1890s.

Correct. The answer is a. To support her argument that woman suffrage “was no longer considered a crackpot idea” by the 1890s, the author points to the evidence that four states enacted woman suffrage between 1890 and 1896.

Incorrect. The answer is a. To support her argument that woman suffrage “was no longer considered a crackpot idea” by the 1890s, the author points to the evidence that four states enacted woman suffrage between 1890 and 1896.

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