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The picture above best expresses which of the following middle-class views about women in themid-nineteenth century?a. Women were the moral and spiritual strength of the family.b. Women were naturally suited to become ministers.c. Women played a subordinate role to men in parenting children.d. Women had earned the right to vote due to their important role as mothers.e. Women should limit the number of their children by delaying marriage.
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