Download or read book A Serious Proposal to The Ladies By Mary Astell Annotated Novel written by Mary Astell and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-21 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first part of this work (1694) argues that wealthy women who do not intend to marry should use their dowries to finance residential women's colleges to provide the recommended education for upper- and middle-class women. The second part of this work (1697) is also included here.