During the 1880s and 1890s, Which New Obligation Was Added

question 6

Multiple Choice

During the 1880s and 1890s, which new obligation was added to the traditional middle-class woman's role as director of the household?

• A) She had to cultivate her special maternal gifts, especially her sensitivity toward children and her aptitude for religion.
• B) She had to seek outlets for her creative energies outside the home.
• C) She had to foster an artistic environment that would nurture her family's cultural improvement.
• D) She had to foster a home environment which would encourage her husband to share both his breadwinning duties and her homemaking duties
• E) She had to be the moral beacon shining light across a sea of male decadence