All the following statements regarding the New Deal and women are true EXCEPT that
A) women were encouraged to leave the workplace to help men get jobs.
B) many occupations dominated by women were excluded from Social Security.
C) New Deal relief agencies offered relatively little employment for women.
D) the New Deal sanctioned sexually discriminatory wage rates.
E) in general, women were major critics of the New Deal.

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The New Deal, while having various policies that affected women in different ways, did not generally face major criticism from women as a group. Many women benefited from New Deal programs, and figures like Eleanor Roosevelt worked to ensure women's issues were addressed. The statement that women were major critics of the New Deal is not accurate in the context of the overall support and advancements made for women during this period.

All the Following Statements Regarding the New Deal and Women