Question

Which of these is NOT a true statement about women's roles after the Revolution?

a. They continued to do traditional women's work.
b. Educated wives and women lost their status as cultivators of the virtues and moral education of their husbands, daughters, and sons.
c. The new ideology of republican motherhood elevated them as special keepers of the nation's conscience.
d. Women's political rights were tightly circumscribed and severely limited by most states.
e. The New Jersey Constitution of 1776 was one of the few state constitutions that extended the right to vote to
women.

Answer 1

The false statement about the roles of women after the Revolution is that educated wives and women lost their status as cultivators of the virtues and moral education. In reality, the concept of republican motherhood raised the importance of their role in the moral education of children.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that is NOT true about women's roles after the Revolution is: b. Educated wives and women lost their status as cultivators of the virtues and moral education of their husbands, daughters, and sons. This statement is incorrect because the concept of republican motherhood actually elevated the role of women in terms of providing moral and virtue education for their children, which was seen as critical for the survival of the republic. Post-revolutionary ideology held that women had a public duty as educators of virtuous citizens, requiring them to have a suitable education to fulfill this role.

On the other hand, women continued to engage in traditional labor as per statement a, the ideology of republican motherhood indeed elevated women's roles in the domestic and moral spheres as per statement c, political rights for women were severely limited as per statement d, and the New Jersey Constitution really did extend voting rights to certain women for a time as per statement e.