Question

That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman?

Which of the following best identifies the purpose of the excerpt?


to counter arguments against women’s right to suffrage based on inherent inequality

to remind her audience of the physical suffering of slaves, including women

to complain about how black women were treated differently than white women and to demand equal rights

to point out all of the tasks women were capable of doing, which means women are just as strong as men

Answer 1

Truth says: That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place!