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Linda Kerber argued in the mid- 1980’s that after the American Revolution (1775-1783), an ideology of “republican Line motherhood” resulted in a surge of edu- (5)cational opportunities for women in the United States. Kerber maintained that the leaders of the new nation wanted women to be educated in order to raise oolitically virtuous sons. A virtuous citi- (10)zenry was considered essential to the success of the country’s republican form of government; virtue was to be instilled not only by churches and schools, but by families, where the mother’s role (15) was crucial. Thus, according to Kerber, motherhood became pivotal to the fate of the republic, providing justification for an unprecedented attention to female education. (20) Introduction of the republican motherhood thesis dramatically changed historiography. Prior to Kerber’s work, educational historians barely mentioned women and girls; Thomas Woody’s 1929 (25) work is the notable exception. Examining newspaper advertisements for academies. Woody found that educational opportunities increased for both girls and boys around 1750. pointing to “An (30) Essay on Woman” (1753) as reflecting a shirt in view. Woody also claimed that practical education for females had many advocates before the Revolution, Woody’s evidence challenges the notion (35) that the Revgolution changed attiludes regarding female education, although it may have accelerated earlier trends. Historians’ reliance on Kerber’s “republican mother hood” thesis may have (40) obscured the presence of these trends, making it difficult to determine to what extent the Revolution really changed women’s lives. Q6. According to the passage, kerber main- Tained that which of the following led to An increase in educational opportunities For women in the United States after the American Revolution? A. An unprecedented demand by women For greater educational opportunities In the decades following the Revolution B. A new political ideology calling for Equality of opportunity between Women and men in all aspects of life C. A belief that the American educational system could be reformed only if Women participated more fully in that system D A belief that women needed to be educated if they were to contribute to the success of the nation’s new form of government. E. A recognition that women needed to be educated if they were to take an active role in the nation’s schools and churches. Q7. According to the passage. Kerber argued That political leaders thought that the form Of government adopted by the United States After the American Revolution depended on Which of the following for its success? A. Women assuming the sole responsibility for instilling political virtue in Children. B. Girls becoming the primary focus of A reformed educational system that emphasized political virtue C. The family serving as one of the pri- Mary means by which children were Imbued with political virtue D. The family assuming many of the Functions previously performed by Schools and churches. E. Men and women assuming equal responsibility for the management of schools, churches, and the family Q8.- According to the passage, within the field Of educational history, Thomas Woody’s 1929 work was A. innovative because it relied on newspaper advertisements as evidence B. exceptional in that it concentrated on the period before the American Revolution C. unusual in that it focused on educational attitudes rather than on educational practices D. controversial in its claims regarding educational opportunities for boys. E. atypical in that it examined the education of girls. Answer
Q9. The passage suggests that, with regard to the history of women’s education in the United States, Kerber’s work differs from Woody’s primarily concerning which of the following? A. The extent to which women were interested in pursuing educational opportunities in the eighteenth century B. The extent of the support for educational opportunities for girls prior to the American Revolution. C. The extent of public resistance to educational opportunities for women after the American Revolution. D. Whether attitudes toward women’s educational opportunities changed during the eighteenth century. E. Whether women needed to be educated in order to contribute to the success of a republican form of government
Linda Kerber argued in the mid- 1980's that after the
14 Jan 2008, 15:33