Question

The primary purpose of the passage is to show how the author.

• A. Discovered Black women's history when she was in graduated school
• B. Became a historian to help Black people in America achieve social justice
• C. Developed her research skills by undertaking a challenging project
• D. Became a more renowned scholar due to the influence of two interesting individuals
• E. Came to view Black women as a worthy subject for historical analysis

Answer 1

The correct option is E Came to view Black women as a worthy subject for historical analysis

The passage centers around how in spite of being a black woman and a historian herself the author had never considered them [black woman] as historical subjects; it focuses on how when she ultimately gave up to Shirley Herd's persistence and wrote the book on a history of black women in Indiana realized the historical meaning of black women. In this context, E is the best answer.