Answer:
Option C is the best choice
Step-by-step explanation:
During the 1950s, the status of women's education in the United States was still impacted by gender-based discrimination and inequality. Thus, option D, "Women received the same education as men no matter whether they went to private or public schools" is not a correct statement.
Option A, "Only women from wealthy families could pursue an education with a private tutor," might have been true for a small minority of wealthy families who could afford private tutoring, but it was not the case for the majority of women.
Option B, "Federal protections guaranteed an equal education to all genders in private schools but not in public schools," is not an accurate statement either. During the 1950s, there were no federal protections that guaranteed an equal education to all genders in either public or private schools.
Option C, "Federal protections guaranteed an equal education to all genders in public schools but not in private schools," is the closest to the correct answer. The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, and that all students, regardless of gender or race, had the right to an equal education in public schools. However, this ruling did not apply to private schools, which were not subject to federal regulation.
Therefore, the best statement that describes the status of women's education during the 1950s is C: "Federal protections guaranteed an equal education to all genders in public schools but not in private schools