Chronicles of a pioneer school from 1792 to 1833 [electronic resource] : being the history of Miss Sarah Pierce and her Litchfield school . tadvantage which our sex possess in their opportunities to suit them-selves in this important concern — & more, if there is to be an advan-tage on either side, it certainly ought not to be on ours, —because thecontract is so much more important in its consequences to femalesthan to males — for besides leaving everything else to unite them-selves to one man they subject themselves to his authority — theydepend more upon their husband than he does upon the w
Chronicles of a pioneer school from 1792 to 1833 [electronic resource] : being the history of Miss Sarah Pierce and her Litchfield school . tadvantage which our sex possess in their opportunities to suit them-selves in this important concern — & more, if there is to be an advan-tage on either side, it certainly ought not to be on ours, —because thecontract is so much more important in its consequences to femalesthan to males — for besides leaving everything else to unite them-selves to one man they subject themselves to his authority — theydepend more upon their husband than he does upon the wife forsociety & for the happiness & enjoyment of their lives, — he is theirall — their only relative — their only hope — but as for him — businessleads him out of doors, far from the company of his wife, &, it engageshis mind «& occupies his thoughts so as frequently to engross themalmost entirely & then it is upon his employment that he dependsalmost entirely for the happiness of his life — certainly then, unfortu-nate, helpless, interesting woman ought to have all the advantage in the w. ^ £^<..
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