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adapted from the modern womans rights movement by kaethe schirmacher

the womans rights movement is now more strongly organized and has penetrated the society. there are many causes for this: womens greater freedom of activity; more vigorous training in self - reliance and responsibility; more significant superiority in numbers of women in germanic countries, which has forced women to adopt business or professional callings other than domestic. however, north america is the cradle of the womans rights movement. it was the war of independence of the colonies against england (1774 - 1783) that matured the womans rights movement. in the name of \freedom,\ this cause entered the history of the world.

in these troubled times, the american women had, by energetic activities and unyielding suffering, entirely fulfilled their duty as citizens, and at the convention in philadelphia, in 1787, they demanded as citizens the right to vote. the constitution of the united states was being drawn up at that time, and by 1789 had been ratified by the thirteen states then existing. in nine of these states, the right to vote in municipal and state affairs had hitherto been exercised by all \free - born citizens\ or all \taxpayers\ and \heads of families,\ the state constitutions being based on the principle: no taxation without representation.

among these \free - born citizens,\ \taxpayers,\ and \heads of families,\ there were naturally many women who were consequently both voters and active citizens. so womans right to vote in the above - named states was practically established before 1783. only the states of virginia and new york had restricted the suffrage to males in 1699 and 1777, massachusetts and new hampshire following their example in 1780 and 1784.

in view of this retrograde movement, american women attempted at the convention in philadelphia to secure a recognition of their civil rights through the constitution of the whole federation of states. but the convention refused this request; just as before, it left the conditions of suffrage to be determined by the individual states. to be sure, in the draft of the constitution the convention in no way opposed womans suffrage. but the

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select all the correct answers.
which two words define the term proceedings as it is used in the fifth paragraph of the passage?
□ cases
□ events
□ actions
□ pursuits
□ negotiations

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Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context of "proceedings" in the passage (fifth paragraph, though not fully visible, we infer from the passage's focus on historical events and actions).

• "events": The passage discusses historical happenings (like the War of Independence, Constitutional Convention) where "proceedings" would refer to the events or happenings of the convention.
• "actions": The American women's activities (energetic activities, demanding rights) relate to actions, and "proceedings" here can mean the actions taken during the convention.

"cases" (legal cases, not context here), "pursuits" (ongoing efforts, not event - based), "negotiations" (discussions, not the broader term here) are less fitting.

To determine the correct words for "proceedings", we analyze the passage's context (historical events, citizen actions). "events" fits as proceedings refer to happenings, and "actions" fits as proceedings involve citizen actions. Other options (cases, pursuits, negotiations) don't match the context.

Answer:

B. events, C. actions