“Life may be defined to be the power of self-augmentation or assimilation, not of self-nurture; for then a steam-engine over a coal-pit might be made to live.” MayMadeSelfMightDefinedEnginesNurtureCoalPitsSteamAssimilationSteam Engines Book:Guesses at Truth Source: Guesses at Truth
“With all the efforts made by modern society to nurture and educate the young, how stupid it is to permit the mothers of young children to spend themselves in the coarser work of the world!” WorldChildrenMadeYoungMotherEffortModernStupidPermitEducateNurtureYoung ChildrenModern SocietyHull House Book:Twenty Years at Hull House Source: Twenty Years at Hull House