Question

Women gained more rights during the Second Great Awakening through all the following except:

A. being admitted to college and having all female colleges such as Mt. Holyoke and Troy Female Seminary
B. gaining notice as reformers in the areas of penal reform and abolitionism
C. being elected to political offices to allow them to advocate for more rights and privileges
D. being more involved in the religious fervor sweeping the nation at the time, that gave them more of a role in the church hierarchy

Answer 1

The correct option is C.
The second great awakening refers to the religious revivals which occurred in the United States of America during the 19th century. During this period, women were part of those who participated in evangelical revivals that were prevalent during that time. These revivals gave birth to feminist and abolitionist movements and other social reform movements which brought the women to the limelight of the society.