{"product_id":"reflections-on-the-present-condition-of-the-female-sex-with-suggestions-for-its-improvement-paperback-9781108084710","title":"Reflections on the Present Condition of the Female Sex; With Suggestions for its Improvement (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108084710","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReflections on the Present Condition of the Female Sex\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Suggestions for its Improvement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this 1798 work, Wakefield suggests ways for women without the support of husband or family to earn a living.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePriscilla Wakefield (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108084710, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 April 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eComing from a prosperous London Quaker family, the author Priscilla Wakefield (1751–1832) wrote educational books for children, including an introduction to botany (also reissued in this series), and this 1798 work for adults, a fascinating piece of social and feminist history. Wakefield argues for better education for women, and suggests ways for those without the support of a husband or family to earn a living. Her ideas are not radical: she divides women into four social classes, with recommendations on appropriate work for each, and she believes that marriage rather than independence is the best outcome for any woman. Her concern for social norms is illustrated by her belief that field labour and any manufacturing job 'where both sexes are promiscuously assembled' are detrimental to female virtue. There are, however, many occupations which do not destroy 'the peculiar characteristic of their sex', or exceed 'the most exact limits of modesty and decorum'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introductory observations, shewing the claim which society has on women to employ their time usefully\u003cbr\u003e 2. From the connexion between the mind and the body is deduced the necessity of a more hardy mode of rearing female children\u003cbr\u003e 3. Remarks on the duties of a married and a single life\u003cbr\u003e 4. On the duties, studies, and amusements of women of the first class in society\u003cbr\u003e 5. On the duties, studies, and amusements of women of the second class in society\u003cbr\u003e 6. Lucrative employments for the first and second classes suggested\u003cbr\u003e 7. On the duties, attainments, and employments of women of the third class\u003cbr\u003e 8. Observations on the condition of the fourth class of women, suggesting a discrimination in distributing charity and an encouragement of marriage.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266215366936,"sku":"9781108084710","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108084710i_f0cbfdb5-9f52-449a-bf7c-f5b42ae3939e.jpg?v=1696751889","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/reflections-on-the-present-condition-of-the-female-sex-with-suggestions-for-its-improvement-paperback-9781108084710","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}