Jefferson to Nathaniel Burwell

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In this letter to a fellow Virginian, Jefferson conceded that educating females could be useful. Educated mothers could teach their daughters. If her husband had no money to pay for school, an educated woman could also teach her sons. Still, Jefferson never supported public schooling for girls and he had no comprehensive plan for female education.


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