Today’s daily outrage is brought to you by a mother and Princeton alum who wrote a letter to the Daily Princetonian in which she advised young women at the school to find a husband. Some people found this offensive for some reason.

College Fix Editor Nathan Harden reports.

Princeton Mom Tells Girls to ‘Find a Husband’ ASAP, Angers Feminists

Susan A. Patton, mother of two Princeton students and herself a Princeton grad, stirred up a hornet’s nest worth of controversy by advising Princeton women to find a husband while in college.

She wrote a letter in the student newspaper The Princetonian–advising girls to aim for an MRS, while earning their BA’s.

“For most of you, the cornerstone of your future and happiness will be inextricably linked to the man you marry, and you will never again have this concentration of men who are worthy of you…

“Here’s what nobody is telling you: Find a husband on campus before you graduate. Yes, I went there.”

Basically, Patton’s argument boiled down to this: Men commonly “marry down” in educational status, so highly educated women risk pricing themselves out of the marriage market, in a sense.

Many men are too insecure or are otherwise uncomfortable with a woman who is more highly educated. Better to figure out that fact now, while you’re surrounded by young men of equal educational status, than later when such men are scarce–so went Patton’s reasoning.

Also, embedded in her argument, is the idea that happiness consists of more than professional achievement–finding a good mate is also important. For most Americans, that would be a statement so obvious that it doesn’t need to be uttered. But, believe me, the idea that marriage and family are things worthy of pursuit in one’s twenties is highly discredited in Ivy League circles these days.