The Weakness of Women

Back in the late seventeenth century, essayist Daniel Defoe argued in favour of providing women with an education the equal of that given to men. He said that God had made women the equal of men in every important respect, and that any inferiority would be removed, and every charm enhanced, if they were encouraged to realise their potential.

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