teatimeatwinterpalace: Strongly interested in education in general and especially that of her child

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Strongly interested in education in general and especially that of her children, Grand Duchess Alice explained her principles in her letters to her mother, Queen Victoria :

‘ It is a fault of the parents to educate daughters just to be married. It shall be my effort to educate my daughters in such a way not to see marriage as the only purpose of their future; life is also meaningful without being married. Marriage just for the sake of being married is one of the greatest mistakes a woman can make. ’ April 15, 1871

{ Her four daughters will have a marriage made of love and active lives in social work }