In the early 20th century, an experiment was conducted to determine how large the forces are that allow leaves to pull water from the soil. The rate at which water flowed from a reservoir into the cut tip of an actively transpiring plant was the flow rate through the branch tip when it was subsequently attached to a vacuum pump

What factor contributed most to the beginning of the women’s rights movement in the united states during the mid 1800s? a dramatic increase in women’s participation in the workforce b a shift in social attitudes brought on by increased sectional tensions c the experience of gender discrimination within reform movements d the granting of voting rights to african american men