Which of the following women exposed themselves to scandal by writing racy stories for the popular press ?

Correct answer: B. Aphra Behn, Delarivier Manley, and Eliza Haywood

  • A. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Mary Wroth, and Elizabeth Cary
  • B. Aphra Behn, Delarivier Manley, and Eliza Haywood
  • C. Anne Finch, Anne Killigrew, and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
  • D. Rachel Speght, Katherine Philips, and Frances Burney

Explanation

Aphra Behn, Delarivier Manley, and Eliza Haywood were prominent women writers associated with sexually frank or otherwise sensational prose, which exposed them to scandal. The other groups are not the trio identified with this popular racy fiction.

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