Question

Stanton claims that which of the following was a relatively recent historical development?

• A. The control of society by men.
• B. The spread of war and injustice.
• C. The domination of domestic life by men.
• D. The acknowledgment of women's true character.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

The acknowledgment of women's true character.

Women's true character was a relatively recent historical development. The following lines prove that - "until we know but little of true manhood and womanhood, of the latter comparatively nothing, for it has scarce been recognized as a power until within the last century." Thus, D is the correct answer.

Other options suggest things that have been happening forever and not recently. Hence, they are wrong.