Which of the Following Statements Concerning the Improvement of Women?s

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning the improvement of women?s status as a result of the Tanzimat reforms is most accurate?

A) The inclusion of reforms for women was not even considered in Ottoman society during the period of the Tanzimat reforms.
B) Despite widespread discussion of the practices of seclusion, polygamy, and veiling, few improvements in women?s social status were won in the 19th century.
C) While not all women benefitted, elite women were freed from the restrictive aspects of Muslim society during the period of the Tanzimat reforms.
D) Muslim restrictions against the social equality of women were swept away as part of the Tanzimat reforms.