You do not seem aware, for all of your knowledge of the…
““You do not seem aware, for all of your knowledge of the great world I do not frequent, of the usual response which the productions of the Female Pen--let alone as in our case, the *hypothetick* productions--are greeted with. The best we may hope is--oh, it is excellently done--*for a woman.* And then there are Subjects we may not treat--things we may not know...We are not mere candleholders to virtuous thoughts--mere chalices of Purity--we think and feel, aye and *read*--which seems not to shock *you* in us, in me, though I have concealed from many the extent of my--vicarious--knowledge of human vagaries. Now--if there is a reason for my persistence in this correspondence--it is this very unawareness in you--real or assumed--of what a woman must be supposed to be capable of. This is to me--like a strong Bush, well-rooted is to the grasp of one falling down a precipice--here I hold--here I am stayed--””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Women’s perspectives are often dismissed, revealing gender bias in intellectual discourse
In simple terms: Women’s insights are undervalued in academia
Key Takeaway
Challenge gender bias in scholarly communication
Themes
gender
knowledge
bias
Mood
critical
determined
Type
feminist
analytical
When to use this quote
- university panels
- publishing houses
- academic conferences
Key Concepts
feminist theory
epistemic injustice
Questions to Reflect On
- How can institutions better include women’s voices?
- What structures perpetuate this bias?
A Different Perspective
Changing attitudes requires systemic change, not just individual effort