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Why then should women be denied the benefit of instruction? If knowledge and… — Daniel Defoe

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Why then should women be denied the benefit of instruction? If knowledge and understanding had been useless additions to the sex, God Almighty would never have given them capacities.

Daniel Defoe
1697
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Women's rightsEducationWomen
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1697
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Daniel Defoe
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Defoe, Daniel. "Of Academies: An Academy for Women." An Essay Upon Projects. London: Tho. Cockerill, 1697.

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