A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects Contributor(s): Wollstonecraft, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511732031 ISBN-13: 9780511732034 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Open Ebook - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2012 Click for more in this series: Cambridge Library Collection - Women's Writing |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Women In Politics - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
Dewey: 305.42 |
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Women's Writing |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Features: Limited Edition |
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Publisher Description: Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) published A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in 1792. It was written in reaction to Rousseau's Emile (1762), which argued that the purpose of a girl's education was to make her useful to a man. Wollstonecraft offered a defence of woman's ability to reason, given appropriate education. She argued that the limited education given to women made them docile and empty-headed playthings whose supposed fragility and coquetry were constructions that damaged not only the individual but society as a whole. Her radical prescription was for girls to be educated alongside boys and to the same standard, so that they were not left dependent on marriage for financial security. The independence of mind displayed in this polemic has ensured its place as a foundational work in the canon of feminist thought. For more information on this author, see http: //orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=wollma |
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