Womens Education in The Eighteenth Century | Socyberty

Womens Education in The Eighteenth Century | Socyberty

In the 1700s and on into the next century very few women could write their own names. Education was considered harmful to girls. Girls were married early and expected to obey their husbands. Until then, they obeyed their fathers and brothers. Women cared for the children and household chores, and were completely under the rule of their husbands. They were chattel and had no rights under the law.

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