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Read the excerpt from We Shall Not Be Moved.

The union men were amazed. "There never was anything like it," one ILGWU official declared. "An equal number of men never would hold together under what these girls are enduring.”

What conclusion can be drawn by connecting knowledge of the historical time period with information in the text?

Men’s unions were less powerful than women’s in the early twentieth century.
Men’s abilities were often underestimated in the early twentieth century.
Women’s unions were unsuccessful at organizing in the early twentieth century.
Women’s abilities were often underestimated in the early twentieth century.

Women’s abilities were often underestimated in the early twentieth century.

The conclusion that can be drawn by connecting knowledge of the historical time period with information in the text is that women's abilities were often underestimated in the early twentieth century.

To draw a conclusion about the historical time period based on the information in the text, we need to consider the context of the early twentieth century. The statement in the excerpt suggests that the union men were amazed and considered it unprecedented for a group of women to endure and hold together. This implies that the men's abilities were not being questioned or underestimated in this specific context. Therefore, we can conclude that women's abilities were often underestimated in the early twentieth century.