Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change .In 1881, as women in the United States continued to struggle with hoops and corsets and other fashion architecture, their counterparts in England formed the Rational Dress Society. This society called for more reasonable clothing solutions, including limiting the weight of a woman's undergarments to seven pounds.
Answer
A
to advocate for more functional cycling and athletic gear for women
B
to push for more beautiful, intricate styles of clothing for women
C
to encourage English women to dress differently than American women
D
to promote safer, more comfortable styles of dress for women
Explanation
The excerpt says the Rational Dress Society called for “more reasonable clothing solutions” and wanted women’s undergarments to weigh no more than seven pounds. That points to making clothing safer and more comfortable, rather than more decorative or focused only on sports. The best answer is D, to promote safer, more comfortable styles of dress for women.
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