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October 21, 1871
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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Mrs. Cady Stanton sarcastically responds to a question about young women's physique for college studies, comparing the burdens of women's fashion to enduring Latin and Greek.
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Young Ladies.—Some one asked Mrs. Cady Stanton if she thought the girls possessed the physique necessary for the wear and tear of a college course of study. Her reply is both sensible and sarcastic. 'I would like to see you,' said Mrs. Stanton, 'take thirteen hundred young men, and lace them up, and hang ten to twenty pounds weight of clothes to their waists, perch them upon three-inch heels, cover their heads with ripples, chignons, rats and mice, and stick ten thousand hair-pins into their scalps; if they can stand all this, they can stand a little Latin and Greek.'
What sub-type of article is it?
Witty Remark
Human Interest
What keywords are associated?
Women's Education
Fashion Burdens
Sarcastic Reply
College Physique
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Cady Stanton
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Sarcastic Reply On Women's Physique For College Studies
Key Persons
Mrs. Cady Stanton
Event Details
Someone asked Mrs. Cady Stanton if girls have the physique for college studies. She replied sarcastically that if young men endured women's fashion burdens like corsets, heavy clothes, high heels, and hair accessories, they could handle Latin and Greek.