From C. A. Kennard 28 January 1882
The transcript of this letter is not yet available online.
Summary
Argues that women are as regular "bread-winners" as men, though generally unrecognised as such, and that they possess the same qualities as men but lack the educational opportunities. Before women can be judged intellectually inferior to men they must share the same environment and opportunities. With "enlightened intellect, united with her wholesome moral nature" woman could help with the "propagation of the best and the survival of the fittest in the human species".
Summary
Argues that women are as regular "bread-winners" as men, though generally unrecognised as such, and that they possess the same qualities as men but lack the educational opportunities. Before women can be judged intellectually inferior to men they must share the same environment and opportunities. With "enlightened intellect, united with her wholesome moral nature" woman could help with the "propagation of the best and the survival of the fittest in the human species".
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-13650
- From
- Caroline Augusta Kennard
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Brookline, Mass.
- Source of text
- DAR 185: 31
- Physical description
- 4pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 13650,” accessed on 19 April 2021, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/DCP-LETT-13650.xml
