Answer:
Benjamin Rush advocated for the formal education of women in 1787 on the basis of :
- His republican ideals of virtue and citizenship
- His belief that women had a crucial role in instructing children and managing households
- His desire to elevate the female mind by means of moral, physical and religious truth
- His rejection of the prejudices that opposed the general diffusion of knowledge among women
Step-by-step explanation:
Rush was a revolutionary leader, a physician, a social reformer and a founder of Dickinson College. He founded the Young Ladies Academy in Philadelphia, which was the first all-female academy in America. He gave his speech "Thoughts upon Female Education" at the first public ceremony of the school.