Which of the following helped women to begin to see their own social restrictions as being comparable to those imposed by slavery?

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Women were prevented from taking an equal part in meetings to discuss strategies for opposing slavery.
Women were prevented from taking an equal part in meetings to discuss strategies for opposing slavery.

Women read about the concept in Transcendentalist Margaret Fuller's pamphlets.
Women read about the concept in Transcendentalist Margaret Fuller's pamphlets.

Middle-class women had more time to think about society because they had begun hiring poor women to do their housework.
Middle-class women had more time to think about society because they had begun hiring poor women to do their housework.

Women learned about the idea by reading the writings of the Grimké sisters.
Women learned about the idea by reading the writings of the Grimké sisters.

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The response that most directly helped women begin to see their own social restrictions as being comparable to those imposed by slavery is:

Women learned about the idea by reading the writings of the Grimké sisters.

The Grimké sisters were prominent abolitionists who also spoke out about women's rights, drawing parallels between the oppression of enslaved individuals and the societal restrictions faced by women. Their writings and speeches brought attention to these issues and inspired many women to consider the similarities in their struggles.