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From Girls' Own Paper - 1886-1887
In the introduction to this piece, the author writes: "A gentleman asked me the other day upon what subject I intended next to write, and on telling him that the Editor had kindly permitted me to deal with the Bank of England and the National Debt, he said, 'Nonsense! what do girls want to know about the Bank of England and the National Debt? Let them be content to leave all such knowledge to men, and rest satisfied if they get their dividends all right and know how to spend them properly and keep out of debt.' He seemed to forget that to do even the little he permitted us would require knowledge and education of a liberal character, and that without these our desires might outrun our income, and getting into debt might prove our normal condition. A thorough knowledge of our circumstances is better than partial blindness, and to see all things round and weigh them justly is better than sitting with hands folded while men see and judge for us."
Need I say more? (By the way, most of this series is narrated in first person by the bank itself...)
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