Which statement best describes the idea of true womanhood that dictated the role of women in the 1800s? Married women obeyed their husbands and stayed at home to raise their children. Single women worked in factories by day and went to college in the evening. Married women volunteered and worked to promote social reform. Single women became teachers so they could contribute to the family income when they got married.

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Fatima Sheppard

12 May, 11:17

Which statement best describes the idea of true womanhood that dictated the role of women in the 1800s? Married women obeyed their husbands and stayed at home to raise their children. Single women worked in factories by day and went to college in the evening. Married women volunteered and worked to promote social reform. Single women became teachers so they could contribute to the family income when they got married.

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Yaritza · Answer 1

The statement that best describes the idea of true womanhood that dictated the role of women in the 1800s is: "Married women obeyed their husbands and stayed at home to raise their children." Option A is correct.

In the 1800s, women were bounded to rule the domestic sphere meaning their home and raising children, meanwhile men used to rule the public sphere (business, trade, government). In other words, women were not part of the public sphere at all.

Adriel Duncan · Answer 2

Married women obeyed their husbands and stayed at home to raise their children.