The Witch And the Warrior (2006)
“John MacSween was proud that he had taught his daughter to read, though he had to keep her ability a well-guarded secret. None of the other MacSween women were permitted to learn this skill. This was not done out of some nefarious desire to purposely deprive or control them. The MacSweens simply saw no need for women to read, since it was only men who drafted and received important messages, treaties, and agreements. Why would a young girl waste precious hours deciphering scratches on a page when she could be doing something useful, like gutting fish, combing wool, or plucking feathers? But Gwendolyn’s father had originally come from a clan farther south, and their ways had not been as traditional as those of the MacSweens. He had taught his wife to read and write, and then he had passed the same skills on to his daughter. Gwendolyn had learned them clandestinely, at night, within the safety of their small cottage. Her father did not want to give the MacSweens yet another reason to fe...ar and ostracize his beloved child.MoreLess
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