What Did the Work of Frances Willard of the Woman's

question 24

Multiple Choice

What did the work of Frances Willard of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union show about many women in the late nineteenth century?

• A) They could rebel against the fundamental assumptions of middle-class family structure and the woman's role within the family itself.
• B) They could undercut the very club movement that they professed to favor.
• C) They could use a fad such as bicycling without corsets as the symbol of liberation from patriarchy.
• D) They could challenge the cult of domesticity and expand women's sphere while at the same time remaining committed to women's nurturing and supportive role within the family.
• E) All of these choices

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