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Chapter 10

           Thegovernmentobviouslyisguidedbyabstractconsiderations,andremainsindifferenttotheinfluenceitsmeasuresmayexercise.Theeducationofwomen,forinstance,wouldnaturallyberegardedaslikelytobeharmful,butthegovernmentopensschoolsanduniversitiesforwomen.”

           Andtheconversationatoncepassedtothenewsubjectoftheeducationofwomen.

           AlexeyAlexandrovitchexpressedtheideathattheeducationofwomenisapttobeconfoundedwiththeemancipationofwomen,andthatitisonlysothatitcanbeconsidereddangerous.

           “Iconsider,onthecontrary,thatthetwoquestionsareinseparablyconnectedtogether,”saidPestsov;“itisaviciouscircle.Womanisdeprivedofrightsfromlackofeducation,andthelackofeducationresultsfromtheabsenceofrights.Wemustnotforgetthatthesubjectionofwomenissocomplete,anddatesfromsuchagesbackthatweareoftenunwillingtorecognizethegulfthatseparatesthemfromus,”saidhe.

           “Yousaidrights,”saidSergeyIvanovitch,waitingtillPestsovhadfinished,“meaningtherightofsittingonjuries,ofvoting,ofpresidingatofficialmeetings,therightofenteringthecivilservice,ofsittinginparliament....”

           “Undoubtedly.”

           “Butifwomen,asarareexception,canoccupysuchpositions,itseemstomeyouarewronginusingtheexpression‘rights.’Itwouldbemorecorrecttosayduties.Everymanwillagreethatindoingthedutyofajuryman,awitness,atelegraphclerk,wefeelweareperformingduties.Andthereforeitwouldbecorrecttosaythatwomenareseekingduties,andquitelegitimately.

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