Question

women’s rights crusader elizabeth cady stanton was in her eighties during the heyday of the bicycle, and no evidence exists to show that she actually ever rode one. but there was no better or more eloquent advocate for women and the wheel. in 1895, stanton contributed an article to the american wheelman celebrating this “wonderful new style of locomotion.” in the article, titled “the era of the bicycle,” she pointed out that cycling was “increasing people’s mobility, eliminating the cost of feeding and housing horses, and encouraging the building of good roads. however, she saved her greatest praise for the bicycle’s effects on women.
—wheels of change, sue macy
what is included in this synthesis? check all that apply
□ a promotion for the american wheelman
□ a reference to earlier information about effects of the bicycle, such as improved roads
□ a suggestion that even women who were not using bicycles were considering their value
□ a new understanding that some considered the bicycle’s effect on women its greatest effect
□ a prediction of what was next for the bicycle

Explanation:

• "a promotion for the American Wheelman": The text says Stanton contributed an article to the American Wheelman celebrating the bicycle, which can be seen as a promotion for it (since she's highlighting its benefits). So this applies.
• "a reference to earlier information about effects of the bicycle, such as improved roads": The article she contributed is in 1895, and there's a mention of "earlier information" (implied by the context of the synthesis, as the synthesis is about what's included, and the text has her praising the bicycle's effects, and the option refers to earlier info on effects like improved roads—since the article talks about cycling's benefits including maybe road building goals, this can be a reference to earlier info on bicycle effects). So this applies.
• "a suggestion that even women who were not using bicycles were considering their value": The text says "there was no evidence that she actually ever rode one" but she was an advocate, and the synthesis includes the idea that even non - riding women (like her) were considering the bicycle's value (since she advocated for it, showing its value was recognized even by non - riders). So this applies.
• "a new understanding that some considered the bicycle’s effect on women its greatest effect": The text says "she saved her greatest praise for the bicycle’s effects on women", which shows that some (like her) considered the bicycle's effect on women as the greatest effect. So this applies.
• "a prediction of what was next for the bicycle": The text doesn't mention any prediction about what's next for the bicycle. It's about past/ present advocacy and effects, not future prediction. So this does not apply.

Answer:

• a promotion for the American Wheelman (checked)
• a reference to earlier information about effects of the bicycle, such as improved roads (checked)
• a suggestion that even women who were not using bicycles were considering their value (checked)
• a new understanding that some considered the bicycle’s effect on women its greatest effect (checked)
• a prediction of what was next for the bicycle (not checked)