A Vindication of the Rights of Woman |
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Author:
| Wollstonecraft, Mary |
ISBN: | 978-1-7270-5383-8 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2018 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $18.99 |
Book Description:
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A Vindication of the Rights of Womanby Mary WollstonecraftWollstonecraft put the rights of women in the context of social optimism; she argues that the minds of women are no different from the minds of men, but that men and women differ only in their bodies. As a result, she affirms universal human rights--females are in all the most important aspects the same as males, possessing the same souls, the same mental capacities and thus the same human rights. Therefore, she argues that a...
More DescriptionA Vindication of the Rights of Womanby Mary WollstonecraftWollstonecraft put the rights of women in the context of social optimism; she argues that the minds of women are no different from the minds of men, but that men and women differ only in their bodies. As a result, she affirms universal human rights--females are in all the most important aspects the same as males, possessing the same souls, the same mental capacities and thus the same human rights. Therefore, she argues that a system based on one's sex's dependence is demeaning to everyone