Although about 20 percent of the students were female, most viewed art as a socially valuable skill; few of them were determined, as Cassatt was, to make art their career.
हालांकि 20 प्रतिशत छात्र महिला थी, लेकिन ज्यादातर कला को एक सामाजिक रूप से मूल्यवान कौशल के रूप में देखती थी ; लेकिन कसाट जैसी उनमें से कुछ थीं, जो कला को कैरियर बनाना चाहती थी।