Among the misogynistic ideas that were prominent during this time, women were considered inferior in the field of education. Many authors published works that suggested women should learn only enough to be a good mother. One such writing is Thomas Jefferson’s letter to Nathaniel Burwell, in which he speaks about his opinions on women’s education, saying, “Considering that they [women] would be placed in a country situation...I thought it essential to give them a solid education, which might enable them, when become mothers, to educate their own daughters” (Jefferson 502). This establishes the stance that women should be educated only up to the point where they can educate their daughters sufficiently. Although limited education for females was an idea aimed at women educating their daughters, it is was not limited to that.
