Read the excerpt from Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences, 1815-1897.

"My father," I replied, "prefers boys; he wishes I was one, and I intend to be as near like one as possible. I am going to ride on horseback and study Greek. Will you give me a Greek lesson now, doctor? I want to begin at once." "Yes, child," said [Rev. Simon Hosack], throwing down his tool, "come into my library and we will begin without delay." He entered fully into the feeling of suffering and sorrow which took possession of me when I discovered that a girl weighed less in the scale of being than a boy, and he praised my determination to prove the contrary.

Based on the excerpt, which best states what Stanton wants to prove to her father, the Reverend, and society?

A. Girls and boys are interested in the same hobbies.
B. Girls and boys need the same amount of encouragement.
C. Girls and boys are equally intelligent and able.
D. Girls and boys have equally deep emotions.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little bit on the answer, it can also be added that since she says that she felt very sorrowful and suffered tremendously when she realized that girls were considered less, or inferior, as human beings ("when I discovered that a girl weighed less in the scale of being than a boy"), and immediately resolved to prove otherwise, taking lessons in Greek and horseback riding, as boys at that time used to do, it is possible to state that what she wanted to demonstrate to her father, the Reverend, and society as a whole was that a girl was as equally intelligent and able as a boy.

tutorareej tutorareej · Answer 2 · 2021-11-16T10:31:00+01:00

Based on the excerpt, Stanton wants to prove to her father, the Reverend, and society that Girls and boys are equally intelligent and able. Thus option C is correct.

In the excerpt from Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences, 1815-1897, Stanton has gone to the doctor where she discussed the suffering she has been going through. Stanton has been felt inferior by her father, as he assumes boys to be more capable and intelligent than girls.

Stanton told the doctor that her father didn't find her capable of learning horse riding and greek. Thus, when the doctor knows Greek, she asked him to teach her Greek so that she can prove to her father, Reverend, and society that girls are not inferior to boys, and they both are equal.

Thus option C is correct that Stanton wants to prove that girls and boys are equally intelligent and able.

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