Suffragists Called the Statue of Liberty "The Greatest Hypocrisy of the Nineteenth

question 91

Multiple Choice

Suffragists called the Statue of Liberty "the greatest hypocrisy of the nineteenth century" because

• A)it was in New York-a state that had prohibited women from owning property throughout its history.
• B)"liberty" had historically been represented as a male figure, not a female figure.
• C)it was supposed to represent "liberty," yet women could not vote in the United States.
• D)the statue wore clothes that were inappropriate for women during the time.

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