Use the following excerpt from Mary Wollstonecraft's work to answer the question below:

"The divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, may, it is hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger, and, though conviction may not silence many boisterous disputants, yet, when any prevailing prejudice is attacked, the wise will consider, and leave the narrow-minded to rail with thoughtless vehemence at innovation."—Public Domain

Wollstonecraft implies in this statement that the treatment of wives by their husbands in her day was which of the following?

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Use the following excerpt from Mary Wollstonecraft's work to answer the question below:

"The divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, may, it is hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger, and, though conviction may not silence many boisterous disputants, yet, when any prevailing prejudice is attacked, the wise will consider, and leave the narrow-minded to rail with thoughtless vehemence at innovation."—Public Domain

Wollstonecraft implies in this statement that the treatment of wives by their husbands in her day was which of the following?

sleepyjess · Answer

tyrannical

 generous

 cautious

 foolish

sleepyjess · Answer

@Mertsj

mertsj · Answer

I would go with tyrannical.

sleepyjess · Answer

Thank you thats what my mom thought too but I wanted a second opinion because neither of us are very good at history.

mertsj · Answer

Well, it is compared to the divine right of kings and the way that kings treat their subjects could not be characterized, in general, as generous, cautious, or foolish.