Maria Or The Rights Of Woman

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Occupation
Writer
School founder
Governess
Translator/Publisher of radical texts
Advocate for women’s rights Where She Lived/Nationality
London, England
British
Publications
She wrote the pamphlet Thought on the Education of Daughters
She contributed to Joseph Johnson’s Analytical Review
She wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Se wrote Maria or The Wrongs of Woman
She wrote An Historical and Moral View of the Origin
She wrote a travel narrative Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden Contributions to the Enlightenment
Women’s right advocate
Promoted mass education
Wrote many texts supporting the education of women
She challenged other philosophers like Rousseau on their approved policies of women’s rights Mary

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