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| Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (I forgot where I put it...probably lost it) |
I admit that I enjoy women and their wondrous qualities, but in no way do they deserve the same education as men.
I made this very clear with my Rapport sur l'instruction publique, in which I had written:
“Let us bring up women, not to aspire to advantages which the Constitution denies them, but to know and appreciate those which it guarantees them. . . Men are destined to live on the stage of the world. A public education suits them: it early places before their eyes all the scenes of life: only the proportions are different. The paternal home is better for the education of women; they have less need to learn to deal with the interests of others, than to accustom themselves to a calm and secluded life.”
But naturally, I faced opposition; especially from Madame Wollstonecraft.
She responded by publishing her own work entitled A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, which was dedicated to me (I feel so special…). It is considered to be one the very first works that concerned feminist philosophy (…I have absolutely no idea why I wrote that…). Anyways Madame Wollstonecraft stated, as I recall:
"Having read with great pleasure a pamphlet which you have lately published (my Rapport sur l'instruction publique), I dedicate this volume to you; to induce you to reconsider the subject, and maturely weigh what I have advanced respecting the rights of woman and national education."
Oh really now?
Nice try, but I stand firm in beliefs. Women, I must confess, are more than just emotional indulgences. BUT…I still believe women are more suited to a domestic education and the daily chores of the common family household. Men on the other hand, thrive on the political stage of the French Empire, which requires the best education.
Simply put, MEN are BETTER than women (cliché statement).
That’s a FACT for life (ok not really…it’s just my opinion).
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