Comments on: Ethics for Young Girls: Lesson 17: Work

By: Amy T

Amy T — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:24:55 +0000

Oh, yeah, Julia. Don’t try and draw a straight line between the contents of these lessons and reality! This lesson is what — number 17 — and I can remember just one of them that contained an abundance of good common sense. (I can’t swear that I read every one of them, however.) I must say, though, the rest of the lessons have been fun to think about and to puzzle over why they seem so absurd.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:50:24 +0000

There’s nothing much about this whole series that quite squares with my view of reality, Julia.

Thank heavens there’s only one more installment. It’s been fun, though, I think, to wonder how the teenage girls of 1900-1901 greeted these odd lessons.

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:16:56 +0000

I’m confused by the German aristocratic women being queens of their kitchens. I have no idea if it is true, but it seems a strange one off comment.

I can’t quite square the general idea, that any labor is good enough if done well, and question #7.