Ce que vaut une femme: Traité d'éducation morale et pratique des jeunes filles

The work offers practical and moral instruction aimed at young women, arguing that education should develop character and prepare them for domestic roles as companion, wife, and mother. It critiques excessive intellectual instruction and advocates balanced moral training, specifying virtues to cultivate such as amiability, benevolence, and even temper. Practical chapters outline daily routines, household management, economy, food and clothing, and relations with neighbors. A prefatory discussion stresses aligning teaching with each individual’s vocation and promoting prudent domestic administration so that limited resources are managed wisely and family well-being is preserved.