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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects

Mary Wollstonecraft

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects

eBook ( Jan. 25, 2020)

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Contains:

  1. The original book

  2. A biography of the author

  3. A detailed historical review of feminism

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects (1792), written by British proto-feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, is one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. Wollstonecraft refers to those 18th-century social and political thinkers who did not believe women should provide fair schooling. She argues that women should have education commensurate with their position in society, claiming that women are essential to the nation because they educate their children and could be "companions" to their husbands rather than mere wives. Instead of viewing women as ornaments of culture or goods to be sold in marriage, Wollstonecraft insists that they demand the same human rights as men.

Pages
343

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