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Which of the Following Is True of Women and Political

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Which of the following is true of women and political life in the new republic of the 1790s?


A) The use of the word "male" in various provisions of the Constitution of 1787 excluded women from any role in politics.
B) Women,unlike white men and male African-American slaves,were specifically not counted in determining congressional representation.
C) Some women contributed to a growing democratization of political life by arguing for increased rights for their sex.
D) By 1799,women actually gained the right to vote,but not the right to hold office,in four New England states and in Pennsylvania.
E) The prevailing view of women as intellectually inferior to men meant that women's involvement in politics never was considered.

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