What was the main argument of the popular 19th-century book 'Advice to a Daughter' regarding the relationship between sexes?
Explanation
This question tests the reader's comprehension of the patriarchal ideology promoted by popular literature in the 18th and 19th centuries, as exemplified by 'Advice to a Daughter'.
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What was the legal doctrine, summarized in a 1632 English document, that defined a married woman's status as 'veiled' or 'overshadowed' by her husband?
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What percentage of the operatives in the new textile factories were women, most of them between the ages of fifteen and thirty?
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Who was the feminist pioneer who, after being twice refused admission to Harvard Medical School, established her own medical practice and organized a Ladies Physiological Society in 1843?
The first Women's Rights Convention in history was held in Seneca Falls, New York, following the exclusion of women from what 1840 event in London?
How many people signed the Declaration of Principles at the conclusion of the Seneca Falls Convention in July 1848?
Who was the ex-slave that delivered a powerful speech at a women's convention in 1851, famously repeating the phrase 'And a'nt I a woman?'
What happened to the eighteen married women who came to America on the Mayflower, as an example of the hardships faced by early female settlers?
In the 1777 'coffee party' in Boston, what did a group of over one hundred women do?
According to Nancy Cott's book 'The Bonds of Womanhood', what was a dual effect of the 19th-century ideology of a 'women's sphere'?
The literacy rate among women doubled between which two years, indicating a significant change despite their subordinate status?
Which sisters, prominent in the abolitionist movement, were also powerful early voices for women's rights, with one being the first woman to address a committee of the Massachusetts state legislature?
In her narrative, how did the escaped slave Linda Brent describe the beginning of her fifteenth year?
What was the main idea of Mary Wollstonecraft's 'A Vindication of the Rights of Women' as described in the chapter?
What was the name of the organization formed in Lowell, Massachusetts, that put out a series of 'Factory Tracts' describing the harsh conditions of mill life?
In the 1836 Lowell strike, how many women went on strike against a raise in boardinghouse charges?
What was the one state that granted women the right to vote in its new constitution after the Revolution, only to rescind it in 1807?
The pastoral letter from the General Association of Ministers of Massachusetts in the 1830s commanded that women be forbidden from what activity?
What was Angelina Grimké's response to fellow abolitionists who argued that advocating for sexual equality would hurt the antislavery campaign?
What did the utopian socialist Frances Wright believe was necessary for human improvement to advance beyond a feeble state?
In the invented speech of 'Miss Polly Baker' by Benjamin Franklin, how many times had she been prosecuted for having a bastard child?
What was the name of the first institution for the education of girls, founded by Emma Willard in 1821?
What year did Elizabeth Blackwell get her medical degree, becoming a pioneer for women in the medical profession?
What was a significant aspect of Lucy Stone's marriage to Henry Blackwell, as mentioned in the chapter?
Amelia Bloomer, a postmistress in New York State, became famous for advocating what change for women in 1851?
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According to the chapter, how did women's daily average earnings in 1836 compare to men's?
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Which of the following was NOT a grievance listed in the Declaration of Principles at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention?
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How did Governor John Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony describe Anne Hutchinson?
The Seneca Falls Convention's Declaration of Principles was modeled on what famous American document?
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How many children did Sojourner Truth state she had borne in her famous 1851 speech?
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