How Did the Official Social Status of Women by the Mid-Nineteenth

How did the official social status of women by the mid-nineteenth century compare to that of the colonial era?

A) Women had countless more opportunities in the nineteenth century.
B) Not much had changed since colonial times.
C) Women were seen as the social equals of men by the nineteenth century.
D) Women had the same social status as slaves in the nineteenth century.
E) Multiple college-level opportunities opened for women in the nineteenth century.