"the study of the laws of health and of the healing art would harmonize with her feelings andher intuitive faculties"

This is from Sarah Josepha Hale's Manners; Or Happy Homes and Good Society. This quote describes Hale's belief that women are more emotional and nurturing, thus further education in the health care or service industries would be best suited for women. It is significant because Hale advocates women continuing their education, which is productive to the feminist agenda of letting women have the option to work outside of the home if she so chooses. It is counter-productive, however, because she pigeonholes women into the nurturing mother stereotype, and implies that women should not be allowed to do anything other than be subservient members of society.

-Rebecca Cuffley
Section 1C with Waldo