The text refers to salons as
A) regular receptions devoted to intelligent, egalitarian conversation, often hosted by women.
B) the last stronghold of aristocratic privileges.
C) a place where culture and traditional fashions still held sway.
D) the place where the French king retired when his public duties were finished.
E) businesses catering to the emerging consumer societies of Western Europe.

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The text describes salons as "regular receptions devoted to intelligent, egalitarian conversation, often hosted by women." This suggests that salons were gatherings for intellectual and cultural discourse, not exclusive enclaves of aristocrats or places for consumerism.

The Text Refers to Salons as