"And, indeed, there is so much truth in the remark, that till women shall be more reasonably educated, and till the native growth of their mind shall cease to be stinted and cramped, we have no juster ground for pronouncing that their understanding has already reached its highest attainable point, than the Chinese would have for affirming that their women have attained to the greatest possible perfection in walking, while the first care is, during their infancy to cripple their feet"
Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education
More, Hannah. <u>Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education</u>. vol. 2. London: T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davis, Strand, 1800. Online edition: <a href="http://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/histcourse/suffrage/document/hannahma.htm">Link</a>.