Read the excerpt from the poem "barbara frietchie.” up rose old barbara frietchie then, bowed with her fourscore years and ten; bravest of all in frederick town, she took up the flag the men hauled down; in her attic window the staff she set, to show that one heart was loyal yet. what can the reader conclude about barbara frietchie based on this excerpt? she was forgotten by the people in frederick. she was proud of her country. she was not committed to anything. she was not a risk-taker.

How does the author use the character of the nurse to develop the social issue of gender inequality? the nurse’s willingness to take care of nora when nora was little demonstrates a woman’s ability to do difficult work. the nurse’s need to give up a child in order to have a job demonstrates a woman’s inability to support herself. the fact that the nurse’s child wrote to her as a young girl and as an adult demonstrates a woman’s ability to keep friends forever. the nurse’s assurance to nora that her children ask for her often demonstrates women’s role in health care.