Question

Read the excerpt from We Shall Not Be Moved.

Pauline Newman recalled the feelings of the workers: "I can see the young people, mostly women, walking down and not caring what might happen. The spirit, I think the spirit of a conqueror, led them on. They didn't know what was in store for them, didn't really think of the hunger, cold, loneliness, and what could happen to them. They didn't care on that particular day; that was their day."

Which best states the author’s purpose for including this quote in the text?

to give the reader important facts about the number of workers striking
to persuade the reader that the workers were foolish and irresponsible
to help the reader understand the courage and determination of the workers
to show the reader how Pauline Newman helped the striking workers

Answer 1

c

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

to help the reader understand the courage and determination of the workers

Step-by-step explanation:

In the excerpt from "We Shall Not Be Moved," the author Joan Dash includes a quotation from Pauline Newman, who mentions the spirit of workers during the Women's Factory Strike in 1909. Thus, Newman makes reference to the workers' firmness of purpose and audacity to fight for better working conditions, no matter the consecuences. As a response to the eight-hour workweeks, low pay and fines for long bathroom breaks, the workers asked for a fifty-two-hour week with extra pay for overtime, an end to the fines and minor oppression, and a living wage. Therefore, the strike lead to the creation of the Women's Trade Union League.