Question

susan b. anthony: failure is impossiblesusan b. anthony was born in 1820. at that time, women were oppressed because they could not manage their own earnings, nor even have joint custody with their husbands of their own children. they could not own property, and they could not vote.miss anthony gave up her job as a teacher and made speeches all across the state of new york. she gave a persuasive speech to the new york state legislature. after hearing her speech, they passed a law giving women the right to manage their own money, to have joint custody of their own children, and to own property.however, women still did not have the right to vote in elections. miss anthony decided to work for an amendment to the united states constitution giving women the right to vote. she gave speeches and published a newspaper to convince people that women should be able to vote. she worked tirelessly for an amendment until she died in 1906 at the age of 86. about her mission, she said, \failure is impossible.\ miss anthony herself never received the right to vote, but because of her efforts, the 19th amendment was passed in 1920, finally giving women the right to vote. the u.s. government honored miss anthony by making a one dollar coin with her image on it.1. the author organized the text in this article by.a. persuading the reader that women needed the right to voteb. telling about miss anthonys life from early childhood to adulthoodc. presenting a problem and explaining how miss anthony worked to solve itd. explaining how an amendment changes the constitution2. miss anthony never received the right to vote because.a. she broke the law while giving her speechesb. she died before the law was changedc. she decided women should not vote in electionsd. she wanted to have a coin made in her honor3. the word oppressed means__.a. flattened outb. having no rightsc. being supportedd. relieved of problems4. explain why susan b. anthony worked for a change in the federal law instead of just in new york.

Explanation:

1. The text first presents the problem of women's lack of rights, then explains how Susan B. Anthony worked to address it.
2. The text states Anthony died in 1906, while the 19th Amendment (granting women's suffrage) was passed in 1920, so she never got to vote.
3. The context describes women having no control over earnings, property, or voting rights, so "oppressed" here means being denied basic rights.
4. A New York state law only gave rights to women in that single state, but a federal amendment would guarantee voting rights for all women across the entire United States, which was Anthony's broader goal of full, nationwide equality for women.

Answer:

1. C. presenting a problem and explaining how Miss Anthony worked to solve it
2. B. she died before the law was changed
3. B. having no rights
4. A federal amendment would ensure all women in the U.S. gained voting rights, whereas the New York law only applied to women in that state. Anthony wanted nationwide equality for women, so she worked for a federal change.