Religion is an all-important matter in a public school for girls. Whatever people say, it is the mother's safeguard, and the husband's. What we ask of education is not that girls should think, but that they should believe.

Il faut commencer par la religion dans toute sa sévérité. N’admettez, à cet égard, aucune modification. La religion est une importante affaire dans une institution publique de demoiselles. Elle est, quoi qu’on puisse en dire, le plus sûr garant pour les mères et pour les maris.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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Education of girls Gender roles Oppression of women

Author

Napoleon Bonaparte

Source

Note sur L'Etablissement D'Ecouen

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Letter

Language

French

Time

1807 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Emperor General National leader Politician

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France Europe

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Citation

Bonaparte, Napoleon. Note sur L'Etablissement D'Ecouen [Note on the establishment of Écouen]. 15 May 1807.

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Time
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The whole secret of the study of nature lies in learning how to use one's eyes.

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George Sand
Language
French
Time
1869 1860s 19th century
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Sand, George. Letter to Madame Juliette Lamber. 7 Apr. 1868.