A Father's Legacy to His Daughters by John Gregory
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"A Father's Legacy to His Daughters" by John Gregory is a conduct book written after 1761 and published in 1774. Written following his wife's death to honor her memory, this work offers guidance on religion, moral conduct, friendship, and marriage. Gregory controversially advised women to conceal their learning to improve marriage prospects—counsel that Mary Wollstonecraft later attacked in "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman." The book became a bestseller across Britain
and America, sparking debate about women's education and authenticity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Gregory, John, 1724-1773 |
|---|---|
| Title | A Father's Legacy to His Daughters |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Father%27s_Legacy_to_His_Daughters |
| Contents | Introduction -- Religion -- Conduct and behaviour -- Amusements -- Friendship, love, marriage. |
| Credits |
Produced by Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 55.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender |
| Subject | Young women -- Conduct of life |
| Subject | Young women |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 50108 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-50108-6 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 2015 |
| Last Update | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 952 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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