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Q10 to Q12:

      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.  rior 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.  ointing 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.

Q11:

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?

              

Women assuming the sole responsibility for instilling political virtue in children

Girls becoming the primary focus of a reformed educational system that emphasized political virtue

The family serving as one of the primary means by which children were imbued with political virtue

The family assuming many of the functions previously performed by schools and churches

Men an women assuming equal responsibility for the management of schools, churches, and the family

answer: C

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