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Letter [from Emily Davies] to [Sir Thomas Dyke] Acland, 1864-12-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Davies 6/3/2

Scope and Contents

Replies to TDA's letter of 22 December [GCPP Davies 6/3/1]. The Commission ought to consider girls' schools but will not do so without strong persuasion. It is not rivalry between the sexes that she is advocating, but encouragement of women to do as well as they can in any area; they are unlikely to want to do, or to succeed in doing, certain work like men, but 'we scarcely know yet what things are really & what only conventionally appropriate.' In any case the value of education for women lies in itself, not its mercantile benefit. Unsigned draft. 2 pages.

Dates

  • Creation: 1864-12-28

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Open to bona fide scholars and by appointment only.

Extent

1 item(s) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

ED/SIC 3

Originator(s)

Davies, Emily

Finding aid date

2016-08-16 13:27:46+00:00

Repository Details

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