Mary Astell's From A Serious Proposal To The Ladies
Beginning of paper
Discussion Question: Why did Mary Astell suggest such extreme solutions as a
learning environment for woman, and is it necessary?
In is a plea for
intellectual equality among the sexes. The author was tired of the oppressive
nature of man, which kept her and her sisters from developing their mi ....
Middle of paper
.... because of some
ridiculous stereotype, for example, due to the fact I am a male. I guess I would
also want a separate place to learn if society shunned me for who I am and what
I wanted to do with my mind, but I would not exclude people to the same degree
that Mary wanted to. So these places that Mary Astell wanted to create do have
some merit to them. For without them, women of that time, unless rich, would not
have been able to be educated.
....
------------------
Word count: 269
Page count: 1 (approximately 250 words per page)
