Pointing to “An Essay on Woman” (1753) as reflecting a shift in view, Woody also claimed that practical education for females had many advocates before the Revolution.
1.Rhetorical construction,C选项Increase前面有太多adj,有点头重脚轻,不够简洁,没有E选项好
2.lies in的宾语应该是increase而不是consumer spending。D选项的表达导致产生一种含义,还有projected not to increase的spending,句意错误。
reflecting a shift in view = attitudes concerning women’s education that were reflected