Which of the Following Is NOT a Reason That Women

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a reason that women did not attend early higher-education institutions?

• A)Prominent doctors and professors at the time argued that women's reproductive organs prevented them from developing as much intellectual capacity.
• B)Women had no interest in pursuing a higher education.
• C)Many higher institutions explicitly barred women from applying.
• D)Ordinary families with resources to support college study were more likely to invest them in their sons,who were expected to be primary breadwinners.

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Inhibitions

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