According to the textbook, why were there so few early female sociologists?
A) Because very few women were interested in sociology before the women's movement of the 1960s.
B) Because women did not have access to, or widespread opportunities to engage in, higher education.
C) Because women were primarily interested in family life and devoted their energies to it.
D) Because women were far more likely to be engaged in social and educational activism and reform.

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Women historically had limited access to higher education, which restricted their opportunities to engage in and contribute to fields like sociology.

According to the Textbook, Why Were There So Few Early