Project Gutenberg 2022-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 146 Davies, Emily 1830 1921 Davies, Sarah Emily 07028102 The higher education of women $aUnited Kingdom :$bAlexander Strahan,$c1866. Introductory -- Ideals -- Things as they are -- Things as they might be -- Professional and domestic life -- Specific suggestions -- Conclusion. The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Higher Education of Women" by Emily Davies is a treatise on female education written in the late 19th century. The work explores the deficiencies in women’s educational opportunities of the time, asserting that women should receive the same rigorous education as men to fulfill their potential not only as wives and mothers but as individuals capable of contributing significantly to society. The book argues for a broader conception of what educational goals should be, aiming to elevate women's roles beyond mere domestic responsibilities. The opening of the book sets the stage for this discourse by challenging existing definitions of education as they relate to women. Davies critiques past philosophical notions, highlighting the limitations imposed by society's expectations that women’s education should be geared solely towards domesticity. She emphasizes the necessity of defining a higher ideal for female education—one that cultivates women’s intellect and capability to engage in various roles, thus paving the way for a more equitable educational system. Her assertions call for an examination of the common perceptions about women's roles and the importance of alignment between education and societal contributions, which is vital in the broader context of women's rights and empowerment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/highereducationo00daviuoft/page/n5/mode/2up 20220802183444davies 1866 GB Reading ease score: 52.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Women -- Education (Higher) -- Great Britain LC Text Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Teaching & Education 180311 2025-06-27T09:53:52.661464 text/html 155837 2024-10-19T01:20:48 text/html 1067783 2025-06-27T09:53:56.666421 application/epub+zip 1065645 2025-06-27T09:53:53.853417 application/epub+zip 169311 2025-06-27T09:53:53.212500 application/epub+zip 1110304 2025-06-27T09:53:58.910393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 998393 2025-06-27T09:53:56.197412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153944 2025-06-27T09:53:52.377463 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133990 2024-10-19T01:20:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16390 2025-06-27T09:53:59.040399 application/rdf+xml 9710 2025-06-27T09:53:53.459442 image/jpeg 1890 2025-06-27T09:53:53.333482 image/jpeg 1090234 2025-06-27T09:53:52.712504 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia