CLEP US History I

Answer: B - Republican motherhood laid the foundation for women’s reform movements because it highlighted women's moral authority and made them the moral guardians of the home. While this philosophy limited their visibility in the public sphere, emphasizing their domestic roles, it did contribute to the rise in educational opportunities for women in the early 19th century. Public education opened to women, particularly in the North, so that they could read the Bible. This moral authority would soon expand as women took on social issues, like abolition and women's rights.