Part A In "The American Romantics v. the American Realists," which statement best describes how female writers aligned themselves with the Realist movement?

Female writers showed what life was like for women at that time in history and the unique struggles they had.

Female writers focused on ways in which society tried to hold women back and disenfranchise them.

Female writers showed how women were treated unfairly by scientists, including doctors.

Female writers advocated for women to create their own ways in which to interact with God.
Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

"Chopin's novel, The Awakening, follows Edna Pontellier as she tries to live an extraordinary life free of the stifling societal expectations for women."

"Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper," a strange, slightly comedic, but ultimately very serious tale, changed the way physicians treat female patients."

"This sentiment is echoed in Dickinson's "Some keep the Sabbath going to church—." In this poem, she praises a personal relationship with the divine."

"Both Chopin and Gilman are now seen as precursors to the 20th-century feminism."