Mary Wollstonecraft

The first well documented feminist theorist in the Anglo-American tradition is Mary Wollstonecraft who produced a social theory of the subordination of women in her tract, A Vindication of Rights of Women (1972). Wollstonecraft engendered a political activism that has remained as the core of western feminism. Wollstonecraft examined the society in which she lived, a society in which liberal Individualism was becoming the dominant ideological formation of personhood and social organization. What…

that are imposed on them by culture. Boys and girls are taught to have certain virtues and morals. In the essay “Of the Pernicious Effects Which Arise from the Unnatural Distinctions Established in Society” (1792), Mary Wollstonecraft explores the temperament of both genders. Wollstonecraft puts forward several ideas about gender and the role of women in particular. Her views about gender and the role of women, although not explicitly stated, are very pronounced throughout the essay. Although…

At the age of 21, Wollstonecraft left her family because of her abusive father and her mother's death. At the age of 25, she established a school in Newington Green along with her friends. After teaching countless students for the next three years, she wrote a pamphlet about…

Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer, trailblazer of the feminism, and a political philosopher who advocated the revolution and the women’s rights during the Enlightenment. And she was the first woman who asserted women’s rights. She is best known for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Before the Enlightenment era, women cannot even fall under the category of human being. They didn’t have political rights, economical rights, rights to own property, and rights that were very fundamental…

certain rights including education, voting, and receiving the same wages as men. Even today, certain societies have neglected giving women even the most basic rights of life. As a result, many people, including Daniel Defoe, Malala Yousafzai, and Mary Wollstonecraft, have risen up to fight against the unfair and unjust treatment of women. And although each activist lives in different time periods, each one speaks against the denial of education for women. Their main assertions are similar, yet,…

and backfired onto de Gouges, and had her executed for her political beliefs. This document may not have created a strong case for women, but it cause ideas for Mary Wollstonecraft. During the late 1700’s, Women couldn’t retain a lawyer, sign a contract, inherit property, vote, or have rights over their children. Then Mary Wollstonecraft who caused a stir by writing A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in 1792 had stated that both women and men were human beings endowed with inalienable rights…

Enlightenment Salon - Mary Wollstonecraft The result of the English Civil War was quite satisfying since they follow in my beliefs. England’s government was changed into a parliament where it ruled as a true republic. Most people had equal rights and there was no one person with most of the power. However, the parliament soon became corrupt and the government changed back into a monarchy. With the Glorious Revolution, however, power was given to Mary II and she became queen. Although I don’t…

In Susan Ferguson’s article, “The Radical Ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft” (1999), she assesses Wollstonecraft’s politicization of both the institutions of family and class. Contrary to Abbey, Ferguson argues that although Wollstonecraft politicizes the gender inequality by predicating the emancipation of women to a broader structural change in society, Wollstonecraft does not challenge the separation of the public-private sphere. Nevertheless, Ferguson contends that Wollstonecraft’s work is still…

years and will continue to stay in the presence of the public eye. Elizabeth Wollstonecraft fought for women’s rights throughout her life, with a primary focus on education. Wollstonecraft and her sister created a boarding school in Newington Green until the school shutdown for money troubles. The struggle she faced as a school owner caused her to write her first book, Thoughts on the Education of Daughter. Wollstonecraft wrote the book in 1780 to talk with mothers, young women and teachers to…

Introduction Savitribai Phule was probably first feminist philosopher in colonial India. She was not a typical passive Indian woman who blindly followed her husband. She is a Mother of women Education and vision of her philosophy is to give freedom to woman from so called Indian tradition. She was a courageous woman who stood by her husband and supported all his radical initiatives. She was a major figure of her time. She was revolutionary in her own right. Savitribai Phule’s Writings: • Kavya…