Read this excerpt from "What I Hope to Leave Behind."


For a number of years it took so much vitality to keep the home going, and that home represented so many different kinds of activities, that none of us had any urge to go outside of this sphere.

Gradually in every civilization there comes a time when work of the household is done by servants, either human or mechanical.

When the care of the children ceases to be entirely in one person's hands, then in the past, as in the present, women have turned to other things. Some have changed the map of the world, some of them have influenced literature, some have inspired music.


Based on the excerpt, what is most likely happening historically during the period when Eleanor Roosevelt is speaking?


A.Women are gaining more education.

B.Women are moving into new careers.

C.Women are writing music and literature.

D.Women are using new technology.