Quote by: Harriet Martineau

The sum and substance of female education in America, as in England, is training women to consider marriage as the sole object in life, and to pretend that they do not think so.


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Author Bio


  • NameHarriet Martineau
  • DescriptionEnglish writer and sociologist
  • BornJune 12, 1802
  • DiedJune 27, 1876
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionLinguist; Journalist; Economist; Historian; Translator; Writer; Sociologist