A Father's Legacy to his Daughters

A Father's Legacy to his Daughters is a book, written by John Gregory, an eighteenth-century Scottish physician, medical writer and moralist.[1][2] Originally Gregory meant only to give the text to his daughters when he died, but his son James published it in 1774; it became a best-seller, going through many editions and translations. The text advises parents and women on religion, moral conduct, friendship and interactions with men, with a focus on marriage. He suggested that women refrain from exposing any learning that they might have, as this would damage their ability to attract a husband.

This book was imported to America, where it also went through several editions and reprints. There was an edition printed by Warner and Hanna for John Conrad and Company, which was published in Baltimore in 1801. While the original text states that "...a woman in this country has very little probability for marrying for love", a footnote in this edition contains commentary on this, which states that "These observations are happily inapplicable in America, although perfectly just in Great Britain."[3]

References

  1. ↑ Gregory, John (1808-01-01). A father's legacy to his daughters. London : Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies.
  2. ↑ "A father's legacy to his daughters. By Dr. Gregory. ; To which is added a collection of thoughts on civil moral and religious subjects, calculated to improve the minds of both sexes. ; [Two lines of verse]". quod.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  3. ↑ Gregory, John (1801). A Father's Legacy to His Daughters. Baltimore: Warner & Hanna for Conrad. p. 34.
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