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¶ … Vindication of the rights of woman: a reflection of conformity and rebellion in the times of Mary Wollstonecraft
The main focus of this document is Mary Wollstonecraft's a Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) and how this book relates to the struggle of women during the 18th century to enter not only the social arena on an equal level with men, but also the professional, educational and political fields. Wollstonecraft wrote her book without the traditional apology, proposing that there is little difference in the brains of men and women. Indeed, she pioneered the idea that women's education should focus on areas other than pleasing a man.
It is also highlighted however that Wollstonecraft, like other forward-thinking women of her time, experienced a dichotomy between her public and private lives. This dichotomy related to the struggle between rebellion and conformity within Wollstonecraft herself. Throughout her writing and indeed her life, the author experienced a struggle between the traditional values she grew up with and those she developed in response to her circumstances. At the same time she strove to do well in her traditionally family role, while also attempting to prove herself as a worthy author.
Wollstonecraft also influenced other prominent female figures of her time, of which the most notable is Anna Letitia Barbauld. Although the latter firmly differed from Wollstonecraft in her ideas relating to women and their role in society as well as their rights to formal education, she was indeed inspired by the fervor with which Mary Wollstonecraft fought to bring her ideas to light.
Finally, the conclusion summarizes the fact that Wollstonecraft concerned herself not only with her career as writer, but also with the broader implications of such a career for the women of her time. She used the power of her words to pioneer the rights of women to lives of their own and to an education that would match their intelligence. This makes her a figure worthy of study in a variety of disciplines.
vindication rights woman - Mary Wollstonecraft (primary source) http://web.archive.org/web/19970803094951/http:/www.baylor./~BIC/WCIII/Essays/rights_of_woman.html Declaration rights Women, Olympe de Gouge, 1791(Compareable source) http://www. This is a novel entitled "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects" and it is meant to address society regarding the fact that women are discriminated on a frequent basis without anyone doing anything to stop this wrongness. Mary Wollstonecraft's 1792 "A Vindication of the Rights
Ross (1988) notes the development of Romanticism in the late eighteenth century and indicates that it was essentially a masculine phenomenon: Romantic poetizing is not just what women cannot do because they are not expected to; it is also what some men do in order to reconfirm their capacity to influence the world in ways socio-historically determined as masculine. The categories of gender, both in their lives and in their
Furthermore, this brief introduction details the different types of legislation regarding men and women that Wollstonecraft supported. Next, this chapter moves onto Wollstonecraft's own life and actions, as well as a brief description of the time period in which she lived. These descriptions allow the reader to understand how Wollstonecraft was both revolutionary and conventional, in addition to how society encouraged and discouraged her various roles. Furthermore, I introduce
In this way, religion was used in an attempt not only to make the proletariat content with their lives of alienation, exploitation and poverty, but also as a way to actually encourage them to want less and to enjoy their low stations in life as a sign of their future happiness in the religious afterlife. Regardless of Marx's beliefs concerning the Christian faith, or any other religious belief system,
The same is true of politics, where there are few women political leaders, and the United States has never seen a woman president or vice-president. It is interesting to note that Wollstonecraft hopes women will "grow more and more masculine" in order to compete with men, and yet, Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been criticized for that very attribute, pointing to how little real difference there is between today
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