Question

as the early years at hull house show, female participation in that area of reform grew out of a set of needs and values peculiar to middle - class women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. settlement workers did not set out to become reformers. they were rather women trying to fulfill existing social expectations for self - sacrificing female service while at the same time satisfying their need for public recognition, authority, and independence. in the process of attempting to weave together a life of service and professional accomplishment, they became reformers as the wider world defined them. - robyn muncy, historian, creating a female dominion in american reform, 1890 - 1935, published in 1991
7 mark for review
settlement house work as described by muncy had the most in common with womens activism during which of the following earlier periods?
a the protestant evangelism of the mid - 1700s
b the decade leading up to the american revolution
c the two decades following the american revolution
d the second great awakening in the first half of the 1800s

Explanation:

The settlement house work described by Muncy involved women fulfilling social expectations of self - sacrificing service while also seeking public recognition, authority, and independence. The Second Great Awakening in the first half of the 1800s saw women actively involved in reform movements such as temperance, abolition, and moral reform. Women in these movements often combined a sense of moral duty (similar to self - sacrificing service) with a quest for a public role and influence (akin to seeking public recognition, authority, and independence). The Protestant evangelism of the mid - 1700s was more focused on religious conversion within a more male - dominated religious structure. The decade leading up to the American Revolution and the two decades following it had less prominent female - led reform movements with the same combination of service and female empowerment aspects as described in the text.

Answer:

D. The Second Great Awakening in the first half of the 1800s