Question

what was the role of married women in the \cult of domesticity\?

○ to run farms

○ to enhance the social status of their husbands

○ to abstain from contact with men

○ none of the above

Explanation:

The "cult of domesticity" emphasized that married women's roles centered around the home, and part of their role was to support their husbands' social standing through their domestic conduct and management of the household. "To run farms" is not typical of this cult's view of women's roles. "To abstain from contact with men" is incorrect as they were married (so in contact with their husbands). So the correct option is the one about enhancing husbands' social status.

Answer:

B. To enhance the social status of their husbands