Besides the hostility and ridicule it suffered from most men, the pre-Civil War women's movement failed to make large gains because
a. it was overshadowed by the larger and seemingly more urgent antislavery movement.
b. women were unable to establish any effective organization to advance their cause.
c. several prominent feminist leaders were caught up in personal and sexual scandals.
d. it became bogged down in pursuing trivial issues like changing women's fashions.
e. most ordinary women could not see any advantage to gaining equal rights.
Answer: A