During the 19th century, both women of color and white women in the United States were oppressed by the patriarchal nature of society. However, what privilege were white women afforded that women of color were not?
a. White women were protected in their roles as wives and mothers, whereas economic pressure required women of color to work outside the home.
b. White women had the option to work outside of the home in traditionally male-dominated fields.
c. Women of color actually had more privileges than white women during this time.
d. White women did not have privileges beyond those shared by women of color in the antebellum United States.
a. White women were protected in their roles as wives and mothers, whereas economic pressure required women of color to work outside the home.
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