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A review by kevin_shepherd
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
5.0
"I do not wish [women] to have power over men, but over themselves." ~Mary Wollstonecraft
Doubly impressive when considered within the context of 18th century sensibilities, Wollstonecraft took on the educational and political theorists who held women in comparative low regard (if not outright contempt).
From a 21st century perspective it is disheartening to see all the similarities. After 230+ years the struggle for equal worth should by now be a historical footnote and not still an ongoing process.
Doubly impressive when considered within the context of 18th century sensibilities, Wollstonecraft took on the educational and political theorists who held women in comparative low regard (if not outright contempt).
From a 21st century perspective it is disheartening to see all the similarities. After 230+ years the struggle for equal worth should by now be a historical footnote and not still an ongoing process.