Mary Wollstonecraft

My dearest friend Mary Wollstonecraft was born April 27, 1759. The 1750’s were a time for literature. Mary had struggled with publications due to this Enlightenment era, but still overcame it. Mary Wollstonecraft helped with breaking boundaries in literature even when considering how harsh the church was in this time era. Mary became the author of the pamphlet “Thoughts on the educations of daughters”. She witnessed a speech called “Vindication of the Rights of Men” which changed her, and some…

Who was Mary Wollstonecraft? Born on April 27th 1759, Mary Wollstonecraft was an english writer who advocated for women's equality. She was best known for her book A vindication of the rights of women. Mary was one of the seven children in her family. The Wollstonecraft family was brought up by an abusive father. 1778, the feminist writer left her house at the age of 19 to work as a lady's companion. Just 2 years after she had left in 1780 Mary's mother died due to being sick. Mary convinced…

Mary Wollstonecraft argues that myths such as the Fall and Prometheus are designed ‘to persuade us that we are naturally inclined to evil’. Discuss this claim in relation to two texts from the course. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Angela Carter’s ‘The Bloody Chamber’ both discuss the nature of evil and whether or not ‘we are naturally inclined’ to it. These two texts both agree and disagree with Mary Wollstonecraft’s claim in various ways. The following essay will explore how these texts…

author, a translator, a feminist, a victim of depression and family abuse, and an outspoken advocate for women’s education are just a few ways to describe the impactful, inspirational woman that is Mary Wollstonecraft. Mary was born in 1759, in London before the Romantic Era started. From the beginning, Mary lived an impractical life. At 15, she announced she would never marry after growing up sleeping outside of her mother’s bedroom, ready to protect when her father went on angry rampages,…

This paper presents a supplemental exploration on the Eighteenth century feminist philosopher, Mary Wollstonecraft. Specifically, it argues that Wollstonecraft’s political and sociological views are radical for her time. Additionally, this paper hypothesizes that Wollstonecraft’s vision suggests she believes the classic contract theorists include women in their conceptions of the social contract theory on the basis of their unfounded claims that women are irrational beings and deserving of…

The Insightful Writings of Wollstonecraft Mary Wollstonecraft had many impactful and important ideas in her writings about women and their place in the world; in society. She touched on many concepts throughout her writings, such as marriage, masculinity, knowledge, obedience, and many more. In this essay, I will be discussing one of her most important topics; the expectations of women in society. Women are an important part of society, but are rarely acknowledged as such, and haven’t for…

feminism, they gave birth to the Women Liberation Movement. Female activists like Mary Wollstonecraft and Olympe de Gouges broke ground for modern feminists like Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes. To this day women are still fighting to break the glass ceilings holding them back, such as the current wage gap. Women of the enlightenment began the over three-hundred-year long fight for equality. Great authors like Mary Shelly showed people that woman could contribute to culture and could…

Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Women, was one of the first feminist philosophical works. The theme of this passage, excerpted from the reading, is she wants men and women to have equal rights and opportunities, especially when it comes to education. She argues the entire time in her writing that men and women are equal human beings and women need to be treated in the same way as men with respect to many domains in life. One of Wollstonecraft’s arguments was aimed at…

Insulting his intelligence in her essay, A Vindication of the Rights of Men, Mary Wollstonecraft responds belligerently to Edmund Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France. She solidifies her counterargument against Burke, by building upon the ideas of Thomas Paine, while adding her own criticisms of Burke’s writing. Wollstonecraft does not respond directly to all of Burke’s ideas, naming them incomplete, and criticizing his intellect and writing skills. In the Reflections on the…

Throughout Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, readers see a detailed argument focused on the educational rights of women. Not only does Wollstonecraft target individual audiences, but also she portrays her argument for both men and women. This tactic, along with her structure and use of elaborate, feminist language, makes Wollstonecraft’s claim concrete. Initially, Wollstonecraft’s writing appears to be directed at women, and why not? She is an early feminist fighting…