Equal Rights for Women, Shirley Chisholm, May 21, 1969

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

What main claim is the author expressing in this excerpt?

(1 point)
Responses

that society is prejudiced mostly against young women
that society is prejudiced mostly against young women

that women are not permitted to hold certain jobs in society
that women are not permitted to hold certain jobs in society

that certain jobs require a more sophisticated skill set than others
that certain jobs require a more sophisticated skill set than others

that women should have better opportunities because they are different from men

1 answer

The main claim the author is expressing in this excerpt is that women are not permitted to hold certain jobs in society.