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Read this excerpt from wheels of change by sue macy.that said, it's hard to grasp the full extent of the bicycle's impact on americans in the late 19th century—particularly female americans. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons.what is the central idea of the excerpt

In poem daffodils-how do we know that the yellow daffodils has a long lasting effect on the speaker.

Direct characterization includes select all that apply. statements by the author about a character's personality statements by the author about a character's appearance statements by the author about what a character is like statements by the character about what they hate