As the Business World Grew Increasingly Complex, What Did the Wives

question 57

Multiple Choice

As the business world grew increasingly complex, what did the wives and daughters of successful businessmen discover in eighteenth-century Europe?

• A)There were still many opportunities for active participation in the business world.
• B)Formal education, from which they were excluded, had become very important as a means of success and advancement in the business world.
• C)There were few job opportunities for women, as most businessmen assumed that middle-class wives and daughters should avoid work in offices and factories.
• D)Governments passed legislation forbidding middle-class women from working in offices and factories.

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