Sarah Josepha Hale considered the “perfect condition of humanity” to be marriage in Manners. It was an axiom that all women were made to be married and that it was their destiny. Their roles were biologically determined. A woman is at her best at home or domestic life. If a woman is supposed to be married and that condition is the ultimate happiness, the man is involved in this blissful perfection as well. Hale refers to the Book of Genesis to support her idea that Adam was only good and perfect after God created Eve for him. She believes that this would apply to every married couple. Each spouse would be responsible for certain aspects of the marriage and therefore balance out the ways of sustaining it.
[Wendy Tu]
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