Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the Significance of Post-Civil

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes the significance of post-Civil War inventions to women in particular?

• A) Advances in technology reaffirmed that the use of all new inventions would be reserved strictly for men and that women of all classes would be expected to remain inside the home.
• B) The invention of the typewriter and sewing machine opened up new employment possibilities to many women, although often on the basis of the idea that women would work for lower pay.
• C) New inventions spurred the creation of sweatshops, which largely turned away women applicants because the cramped, stifling conditions were deemed unfit for them.
• D) Employment opportunities from new inventions were closed to immigrants, especially immigrant women, because inventors worried they would bring back blueprints to their home countries.
• E) Because women had made immense strides as nurses during the Civil War, they were entrusted with using important new medical inventions and often went on to become doctors.

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Definitions:

Gender Identity

An individual's personal sense of their own gender, which may or may not correspond with the sex they were assigned at birth.

Peer Pressure

The influence exerted by a peer group in encouraging a person to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to conform to group norms.

Gender Identity

An individual's personal sense of their own gender, which may or may not correspond to the sex they were assigned at birth.

Androgynous

Identifying with the characteristics of both genders.