This edition had all images removed.
Title: Projet d'une loi portant défense d'apprendre à lire aux femmes
Note: Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This
file was produced from images generously made available
by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at
http:
//gallica.bnf.fr)
Summary: "Projet d'une loi portant défense d'apprendre à lire aux femmes" by Sylvain Maréchal is a satirical essay written in the early 19th century. This work reflects the attitudes towards gender relations and education during that time period, particularly focusing on the role of women in society. The book presents a proposed law that humorously argues against educating women, claiming that literacy is unnecessary and even harmful to their natural roles as wives and mothers. In the text, Maréchal lays out a series of absurd and exaggerated arguments to support the notion that women should remain ignorant, emphasizing traditional domestic duties over intellectual pursuits. He suggests that learning to read would lead women to become liberated and rebellious, and he details various historical and cultural examples to reinforce his points. The proposed law is filled with ironic observations and critiques of contemporary society's views on women's education, ultimately serving as a commentary on the absurdities of gender norms and expectations of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Maréchal, Sylvain, 1750-1803
EBook No.: 24573
Published: Feb 11, 2008
Downloads: 50
Language: French
Subject: Women's rights -- France -- History -- 19th century
Subject: Women -- Education -- France -- History -- 19th century
LoCC: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
LoCC: Education: Special aspects of education
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Projet d'une loi portant défense d'apprendre à lire aux femmes
Note: Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This
file was produced from images generously made available
by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at
http:
//gallica.bnf.fr)
Summary: "Projet d'une loi portant défense d'apprendre à lire aux femmes" by Sylvain Maréchal is a satirical essay written in the early 19th century. This work reflects the attitudes towards gender relations and education during that time period, particularly focusing on the role of women in society. The book presents a proposed law that humorously argues against educating women, claiming that literacy is unnecessary and even harmful to their natural roles as wives and mothers. In the text, Maréchal lays out a series of absurd and exaggerated arguments to support the notion that women should remain ignorant, emphasizing traditional domestic duties over intellectual pursuits. He suggests that learning to read would lead women to become liberated and rebellious, and he details various historical and cultural examples to reinforce his points. The proposed law is filled with ironic observations and critiques of contemporary society's views on women's education, ultimately serving as a commentary on the absurdities of gender norms and expectations of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Maréchal, Sylvain, 1750-1803
EBook No.: 24573
Published: Feb 11, 2008
Downloads: 50
Language: French
Subject: Women's rights -- France -- History -- 19th century
Subject: Women -- Education -- France -- History -- 19th century
LoCC: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender
LoCC: Education: Special aspects of education
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.