How did the concept of separate spheres affect women?
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a. they were able to own property and vote in national elections.
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b. they were allowed to work on social issues if their husbands
agreed.
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c. they were allowed to work in schools, churches, and hospitals.
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d. they were expected to focus only on their homes and families.
submit

Option D is correct.

Explanation:

In the 19th century USA, the husband had to go out and work in the public sphere and earn money while the household was the women's sphere. the husband and wife were viewed as the perfect picture of harmony, A wife's role was considered to be complementary to that of a husband. A True man was successful in outer-sphere while a true woman was considered to have four qualities such as piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity. The cult of true womanhood was fostered by both men and women. numerous books and magazines were published related to this.

equal pay act of 1963. the equal pay act, signed in to law by president john f. kennedy on june 10, 1963, was one of the first federal anti-discrimination laws that addressed wage differences based on gender. they felt that this would prevent employers from undercutting future wages for men.