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Question
Identify an accurate statement in reference to teaching during the early 1900s.
A.
Teachers began to receive good salaries.
B.
Teaching was becoming an increasingly female occupation.
C.
Both female workers and teaching were held in high regard.
D.Professional teacher training gained wider acceptance.
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