Question

Read the section "A Factory Girl, Lowell Offering,

December 1840."
Which sentence from the section BEST supports
the idea that steady work was difficult for women to
find?
A
It has been said that for women to put
themselves under the influence and restraints
of corporations, is contrary to their nature.
B
It is because our work is so difficult that the
wages of factory girls are higher than those of
females engaged in most other occupations.
C
These wages have drawn many worthy,
virtuous, intelligent and well-educated girls to
Lowell and other factories.
D
However, factory labor is more available than
work for many domestics, seamstresses and
school-teachers.

Answer 1

D. However, factory labor is more available than work for many domestics, seamstresses and school-teachers.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the section "A Factory Girl, Lowell Offering, December 1840." the narrator talks about the female and how getting a steady work was difficult for them. He mentions that the wages of factory girls are higher than those of females engaged in most other occupations.

Therefore, the sentence from the section that BEST supports the idea that steady work was difficult for women to find is "However, factory labor is more available than work for many domestics, seamstresses and school-teachers."