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In this 1798 work, a fascinating piece of social and feminist history, Wakefield suggests ways for women without the support of a husband or family to earn a living. Her ideas are not radical: she believes that marriage rather than independence is the best outcome for any woman.

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1. Introductory observations, shewing the claim which society has on women to employ their time usefully; 2. From the connexion between the mind and the body is deduced the necessity of a more hardy mode of rearing female children; 3. Remarks on the duties of a married and a single life; 4. On the duties, studies, and amusements of women of the first class in society; 5. On the duties, studies, and amusements of women of the second class in society; 6. Lucrative employments for the first and second classes suggested; 7. On the duties, attainments, and employments of women of the third class; 8. Observations on the condition of the fourth class of women, suggesting a discrimination in distributing charity and an encouragement of marriage.

Reflections on the Present Condition of the Female Sex

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 4/27/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108084710, 978-1108084710
      ISBN10: 1108084710
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this 1798 work, a fascinating piece of social and feminist history, Wakefield suggests ways for women without the support of a husband or family to earn a living. Her ideas are not radical: she believes that marriage rather than independence is the best outcome for any woman.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introductory observations, shewing the claim which society has on women to employ their time usefully; 2. From the connexion between the mind and the body is deduced the necessity of a more hardy mode of rearing female children; 3. Remarks on the duties of a married and a single life; 4. On the duties, studies, and amusements of women of the first class in society; 5. On the duties, studies, and amusements of women of the second class in society; 6. Lucrative employments for the first and second classes suggested; 7. On the duties, attainments, and employments of women of the third class; 8. Observations on the condition of the fourth class of women, suggesting a discrimination in distributing charity and an encouragement of marriage.

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