Mary Wollstonecraft’s “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman” covers a series of various themes including; femininity, social expectations, and education. These themes are representative of the era. During the late 18th century, females did not receive equal advantages or rights and in protest women wrote to express their frustration, encourage other females, and convince males of their right to equality. In the 18th century, literature written by women encouraged readers to abandon the social expectations and recognize their individual worth. Stereotypes were recognized as oppression for both men and women because it limited the available resources for both genders to fully explore their individuality. Wollstonecraft’s perspective entailed
