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Para 1- US feminist movements, historians investigations, failed to recognize that feminism was then a truly international movement actually centered in Europe
Para 2- Saint-Simonians- feminist part of Saint-Simonianism has, however, been less studied than the group's contribution to early socialism- why this is regrettable; new world order by SS
Para 3- Only a few Saint-Simonians opposed a definition of sexual equality based on gender distinction
1. It can be inferred that the author considers those historians who describe early feminists in the United States as "solitary" to be (A) insufficiently familiar with the international origins of nineteenth-century American feminist thought - Correct
even when historians did take into account those feminist ideas and activities occurring within the United States, they failed to recognize that feminism was then a truly international movement actually centered in Europe.
2. According to the passage, which of the following is true of the Seneca Falls conference on women's rights? (A) It was primarily a product of nineteenth-century Saint-Simonian feminist thought. - incorrect, we do not know whether it was primarily a product of SS fem though
(B) It was the work of American activists who were independent of feminists abroad. - incorrect
(C) It was the culminating achievement of the utopian socialist movement. -
(D) it was a manifestation of an international movement for social change and feminism.
(E) It was the final manifestation of the women's rights movement in the United States in the nineteenth century. - incorrect
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utopian socialism—which was already popularizing feminist ideas in Europe during the two decades that culminated in the first women's rights conference held at Seneca Falls. New York. in 1848
I was down to options C and D and chose C
3. The author's attitude toward most European historians who have studied the Saint-Simonians is primarily one of (B) disapproval of their lack of attention to the issue that absorbed most of the Saint-Simonians' energy after 1832
The specifically feminist part of Saint-Simonianism has, however, been less studied than the group's contribution to early socialism. This is regrettable on two counts. By 1832 feminism was the central concern of Saint-Simonianism and entirely absorbed its adherents' energy; hence, by ignoring its feminism, European historians have misunderstood Saint-Simonianism.
4. The author mentions all of the following as characteristic of the Saint-Simonians EXCEPT:(E) Most members believed that women and men were inherently similar in ability and character.
Only a few Saint-Simonians opposed a definition of sexual equality based on gender distinction. This minority believed that individuals of both sexes were born similar in capacity and character
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the Saint-Simonians envisioned a utopian society having which of the following characteristics? (A) It would be worldwide.
The new world order would be ruled together by a male, to represent reflection, and a female, to represent sentiment.
6. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that study of Saint-Simonianism is necessary for historians of American feminism because such study (A) would clarify the ideological origins of those feminist ideas that influenced American feminism
that the detailed study already made of social conditions be expanded to include the ideological development of feminism.
The specifically feminist part of Saint-Simonianism has, however, been less studied than the group's contribution to early socialism.
7. According to the passage, which of the following would be the most accurate description of the society envisioned by most Saint-Simonians? (B) A society in which the two genders played complementary roles and had equal status
The new world order would be ruled together by a male, to represent reflection, and a female, to represent sentiment. This complementarity reflects the fact that, while the Saint-Simonians did not reject the belief that there were innate differences between men and women, they nevertheless foresaw an equally important social and political role for both sexes in their utopia.