... health is the obstacle, which ... must stand in the way of a girl's acquiring the intellectual strength, which ... is so invaluable to a boy.
Elizabeth Missing SewellAny strain upon a girl's intellect is to be dreaded, and any attempt to bring women into competition with men can scarcely escapefailure.
Elizabeth Missing SewellA boy's mind is not so easily sullied as a girl's.... Undesirable knowledge is not an equal shock to the moral nature.
Elizabeth Missing Sewell