Question
Why did women's roles change in the 19th century?
A wealthy lifestyle began to free middle-class women from household chores.
Education changed the way women saw life, since marriage was no longer their only goal.
Women became more submissive.
Women and men were given equal benefits.
A wealthy lifestyle began to free middle-class women from household chores.
Education changed the way women saw life, since marriage was no longer their only goal.
Women became more submissive.
Women and men were given equal benefits.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
Correct answer: 2) Education changed the way women saw life, since marriage was no longer their only goal.
Why: In the 19th century expanding access to schooling and colleges for women, together with industrialization, urbanization, and growing reform movements, broadened women’s opportunities and aspirations beyond marriage and home. (Option 1 is partly true for some middle‑class women who could hire servants, but it’s not the main driver; options 3 and 4 are incorrect.)
Why: In the 19th century expanding access to schooling and colleges for women, together with industrialization, urbanization, and growing reform movements, broadened women’s opportunities and aspirations beyond marriage and home. (Option 1 is partly true for some middle‑class women who could hire servants, but it’s not the main driver; options 3 and 4 are incorrect.)