The essay is on how females have, “imagination, reason, memory and judgement” (174), just like men yet they are constantly reminded of men’s superiority. Murray shows that from a young age girls was taught to focus on their perfection of their physical appearance while boys are “led by the hand, through all the flowery paths of science,” Murray clearly reveals that inequality and favoritism of the sexes by society. The most important historical fact that Murray comments on this how men are allowed to expand their knowledge and encourage to educate themselves through literature, political and scientific matters while females are only allowed novels and housewife chores are fitted for them. For example, “..we are pursuing the needle, or the superintendency of the family..”, it is evident that during that time period men wanted females to be present, but not heard, only participate in things that men found appropriate and it was their duty to care for the family, nothing else. The essay really showed how passionate Murray was on the subject of equality between the sexes as she believed that females should be free to think and act as they please, without the supervision of…