Which statement BEST describes a situation faced by women in the early-to-mid-19th century?

Responses
A Upper-class women were usually allowed to find employment outside of the home.Upper-class women were usually allowed to find employment outside of the home.
B Lower-class women often worked outside the home in factory or domestic occupations.Lower-class women often worked outside the home in factory or domestic occupations.
C Regardless of class, women's social and political opportunities approached equality with men.Regardless of class, women's social and political opportunities approached equality with men.
D Middle-class women frequently gained access to previously all-male institutions of higher learning.Middle-class women frequently gained access to previously all-male institutions of higher learning.

B) Lower-class women often worked outside the home in factory or domestic occupations.