The reason why education is usually so poor among women of fashion is, that it is not needed for the life which they elect to lead.
Julia Ward HoweIn Virgil's account of the good housewife, who rises early in order to measure out the work of the household, and in Solomon's description of the thrifty woman of his time, one sees the value set upon feminine industry and economy in times far removed from our own.
Julia Ward Howe