To What Can We Attribute the Marked Increase in the Number

Multiple Choice

To what can we attribute the marked increase in the number of female wage earners between 1870 and 1900?

A) Women wanted to achieve financial independence from men.
B) "Women's work" began to offer high pay and professional advancement.
C) Men had difficulty adapting to the new industrial economy.
D) Working-class men needed help from their wives to support their families.