The period of rapid change brought about by democracy and industrialism created a conservative backlash in the nineteenth century because
A) conservatives believed that women's freedom threatened the traditional family.
B) women were demanding egalitarian marriages instead of separate spheres.
C) women became the primary economic contributors of the family.
D) the emotional aspects of marriage were replaced by political and economic functions of marriage.

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Conservatives believed that women's freedom threatened the traditional family structure, which was a cornerstone of conservative values during the nineteenth century.

The Period of Rapid Change Brought About by Democracy and Industrialism