This quote comes from Fanny Fern's Folly As It Flies. Fanny believes that women in her era are expected to take on too many tasks, and they hardly have time for themselves. She credits the larger amount of women in insane asylums to these excessive duties. This particular quote comes about while Fanny berates husbands for not mentally stimulating their wives, and advocates any kind of writing for said wives as a way for them to continue to challenge themselves mentally. She does not want to see any more women mindlessly going through the tedium of life without any consideration for themselves. This quote is significant because in a way, Fanny is advocating higher education for women over women being bred only to dominate the household sphere.
-Rebecca Cuffley
Section 1C
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