Question

which excerpt from \aint i a woman?\ best refutes the anti-suffragist idea that women were too fragile to handle the right to vote?

then that little man in black there, he says women cant have as much rights as men, cause christ wasnt a woman!
that man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere.
well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter.
i have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me!

Explanation:

⚡ Using what you learned: inferential comprehension and textual evidence

Step 1: Analyze the target claim

The question asks for the excerpt that best refutes (disproves) the anti-suffragist idea that women are too fragile to handle equal rights, such as the right to vote. To refute this, the evidence must demonstrate physical strength, resilience, or capability that directly contradicts the notion of female fragility.

Step 2: Evaluate the options

• Option 1: "Then that little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman!"
• This addresses a religious argument against women's rights, not the physical fragility argument.
• Option 2: "That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere."
• This states the opponent's claim about women being fragile and needing help, but it does not refute it on its own.
• Option 3: "Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter."
• This is an introductory remark about the state of the social debate, not a refutation of fragility.
• Option 4: "I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me!"
• This directly refutes the idea of fragility by showing that a woman is capable of performing heavy, demanding physical labor just as well as—or better than—any man.

Answer:

"I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me!"