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Hi GMATNinja, Experts,
IF the option D for the 3rd question mentioned the revolution instead of 18th century, it would have been correct, right ?
IF the option D for the 3rd question mentioned the revolution instead of 18th century, it would have been correct, right ?
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3) The passage suggests that, with regard to the history of women’s education in the United States, Kerber’s work differs from Woody’s primarily concerning which of the following?
A. The extent to which women were interested in pursuing educational opportunities in the eighteenth century
B. The extent of the support for educational opportunities for girls prior to the American Revolution
C. The extent of public resistance to educational opportunities for women after the American Revolution
D. Whether attitudes toward women’s educational opportunities changed during the eighteenth century
E. Whether women needed to be educated in order to contribute to the success of a republican form of government
Kerber argued that the change occurred because of the Revolution. "Woody’s evidence challenges the notion that the Revolution changed attitudes regarding female education, although it may have accelerated earlier trends." Woody believed that the shift in attitudes occurred before the Revolution (in the 1750s). So, yes, choice (D) could potentially be edited into a correct answer by referring to the Revolution instead of the 18th century.A. The extent to which women were interested in pursuing educational opportunities in the eighteenth century
B. The extent of the support for educational opportunities for girls prior to the American Revolution
C. The extent of public resistance to educational opportunities for women after the American Revolution
D. Whether attitudes toward women’s educational opportunities changed during the eighteenth century
E. Whether women needed to be educated in order to contribute to the success of a republican form of government
But GMATNinja - The passage says "Linda Kerber argued in the mid-1980’s that after the American Revolution (1775-1783), an ideology of “republican motherhood” resulted in a surge of educational opportunities for women"
Notice the word "surge" here. Even Kerber is aligned with Woody (who says that revolution may just have accelerated trends). In light of this, how can we certainly say that they differed in the "extent of support both thought was available for women prior to American revolution" ?
18 Dec 2022, 14:55
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But GMATNinja - The passage says "Linda Kerber argued in the mid-1980’s that after the American Revolution (1775-1783), an ideology of “republican motherhood” resulted in a surge of educational opportunities for women"
Notice the word "surge" here. Even Kerber is aligned with Woody (who says that revolution may just have accelerated trends). In light of this, how can we certainly say that they differed in the "extent of support both thought was available for women prior to American revolution" ?
You raise exactly the right question: are Kerber and Woody aligned? Or do they disagree? More specifically, how are their views on the effect of the Revolution on female education similar or different?Notice the word "surge" here. Even Kerber is aligned with Woody (who says that revolution may just have accelerated trends). In light of this, how can we certainly say that they differed in the "extent of support both thought was available for women prior to American revolution" ?
To get some clarity on this issue, let's consider the structure of the passage as a whole, starting with the purpose of each paragraph:
- Paragraph 1: To present Linda Kerber's thesis that "an ideology of “republican motherhood” resulted in a surge of educational opportunities for women."
- Paragraph 2: To present evidence that challenges Kerber's thesis that "the Revolution changed attitudes regarding female education."
How do we arrive at this purpose for paragraph 2?
Notice the second-to-last sentence of the second paragraph tells us that Woody's evidence "challenges the notion that the Revolution changed attitudes..." But why is the author mentioning this notion? Who felt that the Revolution "changed attitudes?" Well, the most logical interpretation, based on the structure of the passage, would be this is Kerber's notion.
To confirm this suspicion, notice the next sentence tells us that a "reliance" on Kerber's ideas may have obscured "these trends." Notice "these trends" is referring to Woody's idea that educational opportunities for females were already increasing in 1750. So Kerber's ideas "obscured" Woody's ideas.
Taken together, it's clear the author feels that Woody's ideas and Kerber's ideas are opposed. More specifically, Woody thought the trends began in 1750, before the Revolution. Kerber's work "obscures" this trend, because Kerber thought that "the Revolution changed attitudes."
From another angle: does a close reading of the word "surged" help in comparing Woody to Kerber? Not all that much. If opportunities surged after the Revolution, does that mean they were already high before hand? Not necessarily. You could surge from 50 to 100, or you could surge from 1 to 100. So unfortunately, the fact that Kerber thought educational opportunities "surged" doesn't necessarily mean she agrees with Woody, who thought opportunities had already increased around 1750.
Considering all of that, let's examine answer choice (B):
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3) The passage suggests that, with regard to the history of women’s education in the United States, Kerber’s work differs from Woody’s primarily concerning which of the following?
(B) The extent of the support for educational opportunities for girls prior to the American Revolution
Recall the main purpose of the last paragraph - to tell us that Woody's evidence calls Kerber's thesis into question. Kerber thought the Revolution changed attitudes towards women's education. Woody thought the trend already began in 1750.(B) The extent of the support for educational opportunities for girls prior to the American Revolution
So it makes sense to say they disagreed about the "extent of support for educational opportunities for girls prior to the American revolution." For that reason, (B) is correct.
I hope that helps!
