The enlightenment was a movement of intellectuals, so the writing of the time reflected new ideas. One of most influential writers of the time was Mary Wollstonecraft, she was a pioneer for women’s rights and equality and really pushed for women to be brave, smart, and strong. In her writing A Vindication of the Rights of Women, she expressed her views on the lack of equality for people, especially women. Another influential writer was Jean Jacques Rousseau, his ideas influenced the French Revolution. He believed that the government doesn’t work unless it is ran by the people, which he expressed in his writing The Social Contract. Many of the writing during this period influenced new ideas and began to test the government and the people in
