[Photocopy from Haight, G S ed., "George Eliot Letters" volume 4, London: OUP, 1956]. Ruskin seems to have found women wanting in real scientific interest. Need for recognition of the great amount of social unproductive labour which needs to be done by women. Believes that a more thorough education will tend to do away with the odious vulgarity of our notions about functions and employment. I will talk to you some day and ask you to prevail on Miss Davies to write a little book which is much wanted.