A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
9781970184129
250 pages
1828 Press
Overview
Although A Vindication of the Rights of Woman was written primarily as a response to Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France, it also made a solid and early case for women’s equality. One of the points the book makes most fervently is the need for young women to be adequately educated in order to fully participate in
society—so they would have power over themselves. The book became a foundational work in the area of human rights.
Author Bio
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) was an English writer and philosopher best known for her advocacy of women's rights. She is regarded as one of the founding feminist philosophers, and feminists often cite both her life and her works as important influences.
