During the 19th and early 20th centuries, wealthy White women were especially susceptible to illness. This phenomenon

A) can be explained by genetic deficiencies.
B) was shared by poor and immigrant women also.
C) was the result of real symptoms being caused by "stylishness."
D) was unexplainable by medical doctors of the period.


Answer: C

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