The passage supports which of the following statements about the early mill owners mentioned in the second paragraph?
They hoped that by creating relatively unattractive "female" jobs they would discourage women from losing interest in marriage and family life.
They sought to increase the size of the available labor force as a means to keep men's wages low.
They argued that women were inherently suited to do well in particular kinds of factory work.
They thought that factory work bettered the condition of women by emancipating them from dependence on income earned by men.
They felt guilty about disturbing the traditional division of labor in the family.
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正确答案是 C。
由文章第二段内容可知,早期的纺织厂老板在辩护女性就业的工资劳动时,大量依赖于女性天生擅长细节任务且能够耐心完成重复琐碎的假设。因此,他们认为女性天生适合工厂工作的某些类别,所以 C 选项正确。