A Distinctive Characteristic of Women in Professional Work During the Progressive

question 68

Multiple Choice

A distinctive characteristic of women in professional work during the progressive era was that

• A) women did not dominate any single profession.
• B) women could not attain advanced degrees from American universities.
• C) women did not generally create their own professional organizations.
• D) "women's professions," unlike other professions, did not attempt to exclude anyone.
• E) women were concentrated in the "helping" professions.

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