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Read this excerpt from the introduction to Wheels of Change by Sue Macy.

“To men, the bicycle in the beginning was merely a new toy, another machine added to the long list of devices they knew in their work and play. To women, it was a steed upon which they rode into a new world.”

—"Woman and the Wheel," Munsey’s Magazine, May 1896

What is a logical prediction about the text that follows this introduction?

It will highlight nineteenth-century toys and machines.
It will compare horses and bicycles, as they are used for transportation.
It will compare the speed of men and women on bicycles.
It will highlight the historical significance of bicycles for women

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It will highlight the historical significance of bicycles for women.

Explanation: The quote contrasts men's view of the bicycle as a toy with women's view of it as a "steed" opening a "new world," suggesting the text will discuss the bicycle's impact on women's lives and social change.