Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change . Repeated injuries to women riding in long, full skirts propelled female cy
clists to look for new clothing options and others to at least consider the need for them. But for every suggestion of a cycling outfit that was comfortable and safe, there seemed to be a corresponding warning to women not to overstep their bounds. Which statement best fits in the "Cause” portion of this chart? Women created new styles of clothing to wear while cycling. Society rejected women’s ideas for new cycling styles. Women often suffered injuries while cycling due to their clothing. Society embraced new styles of clothing for women who cycled.
Women often suffered injuries while cycling due to their clothing.
Explanation:
This is the statement that best expresses the "cause" for the effect being described. The cause of this social change is that women often suffered injuries while cycling. This led to an effect, which is that new types of clothing were considered. However, the process does not seem to have been as straightforward as this, as women faced opposition from the most conservative sectors of society.
