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Mary was Born
Mary Wollstonecraft was born April 27th in 1759 in London, England. -
Thoughts on the Education of Daughters
This book began the path to modern day feminist thinking and described how women have valuable qualities to offer society rather than simply just being labeled with social statuses.
In this book she provides advice on the education of females for the rising British middle class. It is rooted in feminism and sparks a fire to begin treating women as equally as men. -
Original Stories from Real Life
This story written by Mary is about two young girls and their education from their teacher Mrs. Mason.
She uses this children’s book as a way to share her theory that women should receive the same education and knowledge that men are provided with. -
Vindication on the Rights of Men
This was Mary’s first major work and secured her spot as an enlightenment philosopher. She wrote Vindication on the Rights of Men responding to Reflections on the Revolution in France by Edmund Burke which was published soon before.
Mary keeps up with the theme of revolution including Romanticism in her writing. She argues that individuals would be more honorable and have happier lives within a system possessing changing wealth status opposed to that of inheritance. -
Vindication on the Rights of Women
This was Mary’s most influential piece of writing, explaining that women should be treated just as equally as men and have equal fundamental rights.
She described that since women were not provided with the same education as men there were perceived as inferior and far less intelligent. -
References
https://philpapers.org/rec/WOLTOT-3
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/mary-wollstonecrafts-original-stories-from-real-life-with-engravings-by-william-blake
https://mary-shelley.fandom.com/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft,_A_Vindication_of_the_Rights_of_Men_(1790)
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/mary-wollstonecraft-a-vindication-of-the-rights-of-woman#:~:text=Mary%20Wollstonecraft's%20A%20Vindication,Revolution%2C%20published%20in%20late%201790.