Which statement best explains the historical contradiction about women that Woolf describes?

a.) Women married powerful men but earned greater respect than them in society.

b.) Women filled the pages of poetry but earned little attention in history books.

c.) Women were catered to in society but ignored in education.

d.) Women attended universities but failed to produce educational triumphs.

The answer is b.) Women filled the pages of poetry but earned little attention in history books.

Explanation:

Adeline Virginia Woolf was an English author and she is considered as the most major modernist in early feminism. She noticed that women are not important in society and in particular, in writing. She argued that in the world of imagination, women were important, but in the ordinary world, they were insignificant. But her contributions were forgotten in other areas, especially in history books.

Answer: Women were powerful in stories yet considered property of their husbands in reality