Question

Which sentence from the passage provides the BEST evidence that Mary
Pennington's gender was an obstacle to her career?
In 1895, when she was twenty-two, she was eligible for a Ph.D. in
chemistry
Wiley thought Pennington was so talented that she should also work
for the U.S. Government.
Assuming she was a man, the officials in the Department of
Agriculture gave her a job as a chemist.
The companies she worked for as a consultant paid her twice the
salary she made working for the government.

Answer 1

Answer:

c

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

i believe it would be the third answer, "assuming she was a man, the officials in the department of agriculture gave her a job as a chemist"

Explanation:

none of the other answers talk about gender, and it implys that they probably wouldnt have given her the job if they knew she was female.