…the education of woman is more necessary and important than
that of man, for woman is the trainer of the child from its infancy. If she be
defective and imperfect herself, the child will necessarily be deficient;
therefore, imperfection of woman implies a condition of imperfection in all
mankind, for it is the mother who rears, nurtures and guides the growth of the
child.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk, ‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks
Delivered by 'Abdu'l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada in
1912’)
