Question

Read the passage.

From A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft I have turned over various books written on the subject of education, and patiently observed the conduct of parents and the management of schools; but what has been the result?—a profound conviction that the neglected education of my fellow creatures is the grand source of the misery I deplore. . . .

In this passage, what evidence does Wollstonecraft give to persuade readers that she had identified the correct reason for women’s problems?


A)She lists failed solutions to the problem that were based on other possible causes.

B)She lists the research she has conducted about the problem.

C)She lists and criticizes the views of other writers about the problem.

D)She lists and evaluates other possible reasons for the problem.

Answer 1

B) She lists the research she has conducted about the problem.

Answer 2

The correct answer here is B.
Marry Wollstonecraft clearly shows the fruits of her labor here. She shows that she undertook multiple evaluations and research into the root of women's problems. She read the associated literature, she observed the schools and the parents and found the education lacking. That is why she is convinced that the root of women's problems lies in the bad educational system.