Q10 to Q12:

Linda Kerber argued in the mid-

1980’s that after the American Revolution

(1775-1783), an ideology of “republican

Line motherhood” resulted in a surge of edu-

(5) cational opportunities for women in the

United States. Kerber maintained that

the leaders of the new nation wanted

women to be educated in order to raise

politically virtuous sons. A virtuous citi-

(10) zenry was considered essential to the

success of the country’s republican form

of government; virtue was to be instilled

not only by churches and schools, but

by families, where the mother’s role

(15) was crucial. Thus, according to Kerber,

motherhood became pivotal to the fate

of the republic, providing justification for

an unprecedented attention to female

education.

(20) Introduction of the republican moth-

erhood thesis dramatically changed

historiography. Prior to Kerber’s work,

educational historians barely mentioned

women and girls; Thomas Woody’s 1929

(25) work is the notable exception. Examining

newspaper advertisements for acade-

mies, Woody found that educational

opportunities increased for both girls

and boys around 1750. Pointing to “An

(30) Essay on Woman” (1753) as reflecting

a shift in view, Woody also claimed that

practical education for females had

many advocates before the Revolution.

Woody’s evidence challenges the notion

(35) that the Revolution changed attitudes

regarding female education, although it

may have accelerated earlier trends.

Historians’ reliance on Kerber’s “repub-

lican motherhood” thesis may have

(40) obscured the presence of these trends,

making it difficult to determine to what

extent the Revolution really changed

women’s lives.

Q12:

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?

The extent of public resistance to educational opportunities for women after the American Revolution Whether attitudes toward women’s educational opportunities changed during the eighteenth century Whether women needed to be educated in order to contribute to the success of a republican form of government

Answer: 答案b 我d

这题我第一次做也是选b对了，但后来发现有问题。不很确定。

谢谢

偶选B. 你仔细读第二段WOODY论述中提到的时间---1750年对男女来说教育机会均等提高了. 1753年WOODY认为, 已经在提倡妇女教育了. 这些事件都是在REVOLUTION之前. 显然KERBER是认为在此之前妇女受教育是没啥给改善的.

要说两者的DIFFERENCE, B比D更直接.