School, education, women
2007-02-22 12:03:45 · 5 answers · asked by irish_casey1981 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I remember reading something about how men believed that a woman's uterus would shrivel if she studied math or science. I'm not making that up. It was in a history of science course. Men really believed it, they weren't just making it up to keep women out. Of course they also thought old widows were witches and burned them at the stake...
2007-02-22 12:13:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you want to know? Where are you going to research this and how are you going to go about it?
I would actually check out women's studies and not rely on answers from people in here. Some women could go to university.
2007-02-22 12:07:49 · answer #2 · answered by professorc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Women in that time were not usually taught the knowledge that would be needed to go to the university. They learned to sew, cook, clean, etc. They may have been taught a little reading and math, but just what was required to accomplish cooking, etc.
2007-02-22 12:09:51 · answer #3 · answered by Lillian L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Men thought they were too dumb. They thought that the education was too much for the female brain, that they would be overwhelmed, especially since they fainted so much. Though that was due to corsets, not a small brain. And since women only knew about domestic issues, men thought they would never be able to handle it all.
2007-02-22 12:07:01 · answer #4 · answered by broadway_enthusiast 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because in the 1700's woman did not have rights. our jobs were to get married, have children, keep house, and keep our husbands happy. we didn't need school for that. so we weren't aloud to.
2007-02-22 12:08:02 · answer #5 · answered by ~*These Blue Eyes Tell No Lies*~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋