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- “I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.” ― Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
- “My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures, instead of flattering their fascinating graces, and viewing them as if they were in a state of perpetual childhood, unable to stand alone.”
- “[I]f we revert to history, we shall find that the women who have distinguished themselves have neither been the most beautiful nor the most gentle of their sex.”
- “Taught from their infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.”
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman study guide contains a biography of Mary Wollstonecraft, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
Jul 11, 2019 · Following are a handful of quotes from one of the earliest works of feminist literature, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft, published in 1792. Wollstonecraft believed equality between men and women would bring a beneficial change to society.
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Quotes from Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Learn the important quotes in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and the chapters they're from, including why they're important and what they mean in the context of the book.
01. “It is time to effect a revolution in female manners.” Mary Wollstonecraft. author. A Vindication of the Rights of a Woman. book. manners. ᐧ. revolution. ᐧ. women's rights. concepts. 02. “Girls who have been thus weakly educated, are often cruelly left by their parents without any provision.” Mary Wollstonecraft. author.
Shmoop breaks down key quotations from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Women and Femininity Quotes. Rousseau declares that a woman should never, for a moment, feel herself independent, that she should be governed by fear to exercise her natural cunning, and made a coquettish slave in order to re... Men and Masculinity Quotes.
