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

Wollstonecraft, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1494488191 ISBN 13: 9781494488192

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Written in 1792, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman argues that women are not naturally inferior to men, but only appeared to be because they lacked education during that era. Wollstonecraft suggests that both men and women should be treated as rational beings and imagines a social order founded on reason. New 6x9 inch paperback edition. With the emergence of the feminist movement at the turn of the twentieth century, Wollstonecraft’s advocacy of women's equality and critiques of conventional femininity became increasingly important. Today Wollstonecraft is regarded as one of the founding feminist philosophers.

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Book Description

In this passionate reaction to Rousseau's pedagogical work Emile (1762) Wollstonecraft powerfully defends woman's ability to reason, given appropriate education. Her radical prescription was for girls to be educated alongside boys and to the same standard. Originally published in 1792, this is a foundational work of feminist political thought.

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Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1494488191
• ISBN 13: 9781494488192
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200
• Editor: Diederichsen Mark