Which of the Following Statements Accurately Reflects the Differences Between

question 62

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the differences between single working-class women and married working-class women in the nineteenth century?

• A) Married women commonly hired maids and cooks to ease the burden of their work at home, whereas single women usually did most of the work themselves.
• B) Married women commonly worked under sweatshop conditions within the tenements, whereas single women often viewed outside work as an opportunity.
• C) Married women worked in cigar factories, whereas single women did needlework at home.
• D) Married women were able to work in factories because of the large number of unmarried women available to provide childcare.
• E) Married women had the assistance of their husbands at home and in the factory, while single women accepted an ideology of domesticity based on the idea of separate spheres.

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