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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

politically 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 moth-

erhood 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 acade-

mies, Woody found that educational

opportunities increased for both girls

and boys around 1750. Pointing to “An

(30) Essay on Woman” (1753) as reflecting

a shift 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 Revolution changed attitudes

regarding female education, although it

may have accelerated earlier trends.

Historians’ reliance on Kerber’s “repub-

lican motherhood” 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.

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According to the passage, Kerber maintained 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

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

ANS

可我个人浅见
        认为答案为何不是A呢?

除了unprecedented demand
        有让我有点小犹豫之外
        但是后来想一下

LK本来就主张是在美国独立革命之后开始兴起女性教育风潮

D我认为错误的原因是

因为他们认为女性必须受教育是因为要扶养下一代
        而非妇女本身

E)       a belief that women needed to be educated if they were to contribute to the success of the nation’s new form of government

如果这边是改成their sons 我觉得才比较对

Kerber maintained that

the leaders of the new nation wanted

women to be educated in order to raise

politically virtuous sons.
                A virtuous citi-

(10) zenry was considered essential to the

success of the country’s republican form

of government;

哈
        我自己想出原因了

因为题目问的是导致教育机会上升的"因素”

A选项是结果而非因素

an ideology of “republican

Line motherhood”
            resulted in
            a surge of edu-

(5) cational opportunities for women in the

United States.
        

D选项是因为
        虽然应该指的儿子

但是妈妈扮演教育儿子的角色
        所以
        也要提升母亲教育才可以