Question

One thing I refuse to do is keep quiet. The women of my generation in Latin America have been instructed that the woman should be submissive to the man, even when faced with injustices . . . Now, I understand that we need to speak out about inequalities openly. If we fail to do this we are coconspirators. I will condemn the military government openly and freely without fear.

—Maria del Rosario de Cerruti

According to this quote, what was the traditional role of women in Argentina?

to fight as revolutionaries in armies
to always speak out against male authority
to keep quiet and stay out of politics
to act as accomplices to male authority

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According to the quote, the traditional role of women in Argentina was "to keep quiet and stay out of politics." Maria del Rosario de Cerruti emphasizes that women of her generation were instructed to be submissive to men and not to speak out against injustices, reflecting a societal expectation for women to remain silent and politically inactive.