It’s clear that Mary Wollstonecraft’s goals in writing, “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman,” is the education of women. She advocates strongly that the environment women are placed in, the emphasis on her role, the focus on the physical, and the actual education she receives, or more accurately doesn’t receive, is the source of ignorance and the breeding grounds for contempt in a relationship.
While Wollstonecraft broaches many subjects in the course of her work, the ramifications of each one are all traced back the lack of education of women. When survival is the primary instinct, environment is critical in development of skill, intellect, and reason. The survival instinct shapes decisions, goals, and realities. If one is a slave, their
While Wollstonecraft broaches many subjects in the course of her work, the ramifications of each one are all traced back the lack of education of women. When survival is the primary instinct, environment is critical in development of skill, intellect, and reason. The survival instinct shapes decisions, goals, and realities. If one is a slave, their