Quote#Education
The grand plea for woman sharing with man all the advantages of…
Quote byMarion Kirkland Reid · 1815–1902
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Plea for Woman (1843), Ch. 10.
English (original)
The grand plea for woman sharing with man all the advantages of education is, that every rational being is worthy of cultivation, for his or her own individual sake. The first object in the education of every mind ought to be its own development.
— Marion Kirkland Reid
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