The correct answer is D; Various groups promoted new styles of dress.
Further Explanation:
The above question is in reference to the excerpt "Driven by a desire for comfort and physical well-being, several groups of women introduced alternative approaches to fashion in the 1850s. Most combined a dress shortened to about four or five inches below the knee with some sort of baggy pantaloons worn underneath."
The story the excerpt is from is "Wheels of Change." The women in the excerpt introduced new styles and had shortened lengths of clothing. This caused other women to want to change the way they wore clothing also. They did this to be comfortable and for their physical well being. In the story, it speaks about how dangerous it is for women to wear long dresses when riding bicycles since they would get caught up in the chains and cause accidents.
Learn more about the story "Wheels of Change" at https://brainly.com/question/5996145
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