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'''As with Darcy, Mr. Vigillius in “The Story of Margaretta” expected much of women. However, I wonder, if Vigillius’ desire for his adoptive daughter to know a wide range of subjects was a wish of the author, Judith Sargent Murray, for women to be able to receive an education in the many scholarly subjects that interested them rather than just housewifery. The character Margaretta showed a certain skill in learning all these things why couldn’t other women. | '''As with Darcy, Mr. Vigillius in “The Story of Margaretta” expected much of women. However, I wonder, if Vigillius’ desire for his adoptive daughter to know a wide range of subjects was a wish of the author, Judith Sargent Murray, for women to be able to receive an education in the many scholarly subjects that interested them rather than just housewifery. The character Margaretta showed a certain skill in learning all these things why couldn’t other women. | ||
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| + | One of the most interesting components of the late eighteenth-century debate over the value of educating women is the idea expressed by Murray that an educated woman was "a pleasing and instructive companion" (134). I noticed that this argument had parallels to Benjamin Rush's reading from last week. In that article he noted that one reason women should be educated is because it would allow women to be "guardian's of their husbands' property." (Woloch, 130). It seems that in order to convince men that women should be educated, it was often noted that a good reason was it would make ''mens '' lives better. | ||
== "On the Importance of the Obstetrick Art" by Catherine Scholten == | == "On the Importance of the Obstetrick Art" by Catherine Scholten == | ||
