During the Leguía Dictatorship, the Women's Movement Split Along Class

question 28

Multiple Choice

During the Leguía dictatorship, the women's movement split along class lines with

• A) Magda Portal and other radicals demanding the vote for literate women.
• B) aristocratic women supporting enfranchisement of literate women.
• C) aristocratic women and women of color joining forces against working class women.
• D) middle-class women insisting on political rights and broader social reforms.

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