Why Did Women Activists Find It Difficult to End Child

Why did women activists find it difficult to end child labor in the United States?

A) Immigrant parents resisted such efforts because they needed their children's income to survive.
B) Manufacturers were willing to give up this cheap labor source only if women took their place.
C) Legislators had little sympathy for the predominantly immigrant children who worked in factories.
D) Middle-class families feared that immigrant children would flood public schools.