LSAT 159 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q2

RC Question 2 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: According to the passage, Gouges believed that each of …

DISCUSSION: We’re asked which option Gouges did not believe would help women achieve equality.

To answer, it’ll be important to establish first what she did believe was effective. Gouges is primarily discussed in para 3. Here, it mentions political mobilization and vigilance, political rights, equal access to property, and public employment.

There’s also one thing Gouges criticizes in para 3: revolutionary universalism. She thought this concept was harmful because women’s political rights would still be limited after the Revolution, so revolutionary universalism wouldn’t actually help women achieve equality.

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1. CORRECT. She didn’t see revolutionary universalism as helpful.
2. She believed women had to mobilize and act politically to achieve equality.
3. She explicitly listed this as one of the rights women needed.
4. Her whole approach centered on mobilizing and fighting for rights.
5. She also called for equal access to jobs and public roles.