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Letter to Editor
January 10, 1901
Delaware Gazette And State Journal
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
What is this article about?
Helen Watterson Moody advises girls in the Ladies' Home Journal to prioritize their father's rational judgment over their own attractions when choosing men friends, viewing a father's perspective as essential for sound decisions in early romantic experiences.
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'Trust your father's judgment of your men friends rather than your own at first,' writes Helen Watterson Moody to girls, in the Ladies' Home Journal. 'The gay, witty, responsive young man who will probably most attract you, will not be the one who will be likely to have his serious consideration and respect. Talk over your men friends with your father, and see what healthy, unemotional, sane man-standards' he will set up for you. I really think if a girl could have but one counselor in her love affairs, it would better be her father than any one else. A man's mind is a great tonic to the somewhat diluted intellect of a girl in her first sentimental experiences.'
What sub-type of article is it?
Ethical Moral
Persuasive
What themes does it cover?
Morality
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Fatherly Judgment
Men Friends
Girls Advice
Love Affairs
Sentimental Experiences
What entities or persons were involved?
Helen Watterson Moody
Girls
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Helen Watterson Moody
Recipient
Girls
Main Argument
girls should trust their father's judgment over their own when evaluating men friends, as fathers provide healthy, unemotional standards, and a father's mind serves as a tonic to a girl's intellect in early sentimental experiences.
Notable Details
The Gay, Witty, Responsive Young Man Who Attracts Girls Is Unlikely To Earn Serious Respect.
Talk Over Men Friends With Father To See His Sane Man Standards.
A Father Is The Best Single Counselor In A Girl's Love Affairs.