Question

Read the quotation from "Ain't I a Woman?" That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Which 1850s social norm is reflected in the excerpt? the idea that women should be protected from the harsh realities of life the idea that women should always have better accommodations than men the idea that women should not be forced to participate in politics the idea that women should be less sentimental and more practical

Answer 1

She demonstrates that women are just as strong as men.
She likely disagreed, since she believed that women could be just as strong and resilient as men.

1850's norm is the idea that women should be protected from the harsh realities of life

Answer 2

The correct answer is "The idea that women should be protected from the harsh realities of life". "Ain't I a Woman?" is the name given to a speech given by Sojourner Truth, who born into slavery in New York State.  She became a well known anti-slavery speaker sometime after gaining her freedom in 1827. Her speech was delivered at the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio, on May 29, 1851.