Read this excerpt from "What I Hope to Leave Behind."
Which statement explains how this excerpt relates to the
position of women during Eleanor Roosevelt's time?
If we have known happy homes, we want to reproduce the
same type of thing we have had, and even though we may
always be critical of some things in our past time nearly
always puts a halo around even a few of the disagreeable
things, and most women dream, as they rock their babies
or busy themselves in household tasks, that their
daughters will do the same things someday
Although some women may have raised sons and
daughters, they lived during a time when they taught
their daughters to work in the home.
Although some women had difficult upbringings, they
lived during a time when working in the home was their
only option
Although some women may have had doubts about
working in the home, they lived during a time when doing
so was often taken for granted.
Although some women had been raised to consider
individual careers, they lived during a time when they
often opted to work in the home.