Women in English Life from Mediæval to Modern Times, Vol. I
CHAPTER III.
A LADY’S EDUCATION IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
Retrogression in the seventeenth century--Tone of women’s education--Mrs. Hutchinson--Lady Ann Halkett--Mrs. Alice Thornton--Mrs. Makins--The Duchess of Newcastle--General estimation of learning--Changes in social life--Some patronesses of learning 145