Read the excerpt from “Elizabeth Blackwell.”

The next day Elizabeth visited an old family friend who had been practicing medicine for many years. When she told him of her intentions, Dr. Melton’s eyebrows nearly took leave of his head, but he quickly settled himself and said, “Well, that is a brilliant idea, Miss Blackwell, but clearly it is an impossible one.”

“But if it is truly a brilliant idea, then it must be possible,” Elizabeth countered.

Dr. Melton shrugged and said, “Perhaps it will be possible someday.” Then he added, “But while you’re waiting for someday, you may borrow from my library if you wish.”

Which line from the excerpt provides an implied detail about the restrictions women faced during Elizabeth’s time?

“Well, that is a brilliant idea, Miss Blackwell, but clearly it is an impossible one.”
“. . . you may borrow from my library if you wish.”
. . . Elizabeth visited an old family friend who had been practicing medicine . . .
When she told him of her intentions, Dr. Melton’s eyebrows nearly took leave of his head . . .

The line from the excerpt that provides an implied detail about the restrictions women faced during Elizabeth’s time is A. “Well, that is a brilliant idea, Miss Blackwell, but clearly it is an impossible one.”

What is an Implied Detail?

This refers to the given detail that is made where there is no direct statement about something, but it is inferred.

Hence, we can see that from the given text, there is the narration of the restrictions that women faced and the implied detail is contained in option A as Miss Blackwell has a dialogue about the brilliant but impossible idea.

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