ISEE Reading Question 219: Answer and Explanation

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Question: 219

6. According to the last paragraph, the increased frequency with which women were admitted to state Bars in the late nineteenth century

  • A. was inevitable following Belle Mansfield's admission to the Iowa Bar.
  • B. came as a relief to Myra Bradwell, who finally realized her dream.
  • C. did not necessarily mean that women would be hired by law firms.
  • D. paved the way for the admission of black men to state Bars.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

C

The passage states, "By the 1890s, though, admission of women to state Bars became increasingly common—even if prestigious law firms would not be ready to hire the likes of Justice O'Connor for decades to come."

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