In the “Vindication of the Rights of Woman”, Mary Wollstronecraft writes about the unequal system of women and men roles in society. She wants to “point out in what true dignity and human happiness consists…to show that elegance is inferior to virtue, that the first object of laudable ambition is to obtain a character as a human being, regardless of the distinction of sex…” (107). Wollstonecraft criticizes the idea that women should be more concerned on enhancing her beauty, rather than on building her intellectual in order to establish themselves in society and finally get married. She also condemns men who self-impose the right to decide for women, subjugating, undermining and excluding them from society. She compares them with tyrants: “Do you not act a similar part when you force all women, by denying them civil and political rights, to remain immured [imprisoned] in their families groping in the dark?” (107). She also asks men to show in their “NEW CONSTITUTION” where it says “that man must, in some shape, act like a tyrant…” (108). Wollstonecraft raises her voice for equal rights and the rejection of traditional expectations. She insists that woman should pay more attention on their intellectual formation: they should be allowed to study health, politics, and business, so that they can become better daughters, wives, mothers, and citizens. She believes in the complementation of women and men, rather than submission of women to men: “Let woman share the rights, and she would emulate the virtues of man, for she must grow most perfect when emancipated…”(109). Another group that arise with the intention of demanding a change in the way they were being treated was the black slaves from the French colonies. The Society of the Friends of Blacks was representing this highly segregated group in the National
In the “Vindication of the Rights of Woman”, Mary Wollstronecraft writes about the unequal system of women and men roles in society. She wants to “point out in what true dignity and human happiness consists…to show that elegance is inferior to virtue, that the first object of laudable ambition is to obtain a character as a human being, regardless of the distinction of sex…” (107). Wollstonecraft criticizes the idea that women should be more concerned on enhancing her beauty, rather than on building her intellectual in order to establish themselves in society and finally get married. She also condemns men who self-impose the right to decide for women, subjugating, undermining and excluding them from society. She compares them with tyrants: “Do you not act a similar part when you force all women, by denying them civil and political rights, to remain immured [imprisoned] in their families groping in the dark?” (107). She also asks men to show in their “NEW CONSTITUTION” where it says “that man must, in some shape, act like a tyrant…” (108). Wollstonecraft raises her voice for equal rights and the rejection of traditional expectations. She insists that woman should pay more attention on their intellectual formation: they should be allowed to study health, politics, and business, so that they can become better daughters, wives, mothers, and citizens. She believes in the complementation of women and men, rather than submission of women to men: “Let woman share the rights, and she would emulate the virtues of man, for she must grow most perfect when emancipated…”(109). Another group that arise with the intention of demanding a change in the way they were being treated was the black slaves from the French colonies. The Society of the Friends of Blacks was representing this highly segregated group in the National