Why Was the Women's Movement in the 19th Century So

question 15

Multiple Choice

Why was the women's movement in the 19th century so often marginalized by those who would seem natural allies-the labor, anti-slavery, and early civil rights movements?

• A) The social environment that accepted the inequality of women was still prevalent in these movements.
• B) These other movements wanted to prioritize their main objectives-women's rights was seen as a distraction.
• C) The women's movement (especially their leaders) was seen as a rival.
• D) People during this time, who were by and large religious, believed that the natural and supernatural orders were being violated by the nascent women's movement.

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