Question

how did francis cabot lowell begin to transform the role of women in the united states?○ he offered women a chance to earn a living.○ he raised womens pay in the textile industry.○ he refused to allow women to work under dangerous conditions.○ he improved womens work conditions by shortening their hours.

Explanation:

Francis Cabot Lowell established textile mills in the U.S. that employed young women from rural areas, giving them formal paid employment opportunities that were not widely available to women at the time, which began to shift their economic and social roles. The other options (raising pay, refusing dangerous conditions, shortening hours) were not the initial, defining way he transformed women's roles; the core change was providing them a way to earn a living.

Answer:

He offered women a chance to earn a living.