Question

Which of the following helped women to begin to see their own social restrictioris as being comparable to those imposed by slavery? (1 point)
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.
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 Grimke sisters.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: **Women learned about the idea by reading the writings of the Grimke sisters.**

The Grimke sisters, Angelina and Sarah, were prominent abolitionists who wrote extensively about the connections between the oppression of women and the institution of slavery. Their writings helped women to recognize the parallels between their own social restrictions and the conditions faced by enslaved individuals.