The Settlement House and Women's Club Movements Were Crucial Centers

The settlement house and women's club movements were crucial centers of female progressive activity because they

A) demonstrated that great literature and philosophy were relevant to social questions.
B) broke down the idea that women had special concerns as wives and mothers.
C) introduced many middle-class women to a broader array of urban social problems and civic concerns.
D) helped slum children learn to read Dante and Shakespeare.
E) provided the political base for women seeking public office.