A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (World Philosophers and Their Works)
At a glance:
- Author: Mary Wollstonecraft
- First Published: 1792
- Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Women’s literature, Social issues
- Subjects: Civil rights, Gender roles, Feminism, Women’s issues, Oppression, Eighteenth century, Women, Equality, Women’s rights
Context
Mary Wollstonecraft began her political writing career in 1790 by publishing A Vindication of the Rights of Man, the first rebuttal of Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790). In this work, she refuted the conservative claims of Burke and his idealization of the English tradition, and she championed the French cause of revolution. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman can be seen as the logical sequel to A Vindication of the Rights of Man, and it takes up many of the same themes. Wollstonecraft dedicated the book to the...
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