Read this excerpt from the passage:
i have turned over various books written on the subject of education, and patiently observed the conduct of parents and the management of schools; but what has been the result? –a profound conviction that the neglected education of my fellow–creatures is the grand source of the misery i deplore; and that women, in particular, are rendered weak and wretched by a variety of conferring causes, originating from one hasty conclusion.
this statement reveals the author's belief that
a
books on education are solely to blame for women being overlooked.
b
neglect of women's education leads to an array of societal ills.
c
women are strong or weak if they choose to be.
d
parenting and the education system are at odds when providing for the needs of women.