A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is Mary Wollstonecraft’s seminal 1792 treatise arguing for women’s rational equality and educational and social rights, and is considered a foundational work of modern feminist philosophy.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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feminist text → philosophical treatise → |
| arguesAgainst |
female subordination
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patriarchal social structures → sentimental views of femininity → |
| arguesFor |
equal education for girls and boys
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equality of men and women as rational beings → women's access to professional roles → |
| author |
Mary Wollstonecraft
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| countryOfOrigin |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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| criticizes |
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's views on women's education
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| describedAs |
foundational work of modern feminist philosophy
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seminal feminist treatise → |
| followedBy |
later 19th-century feminist writings
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| genre |
feminist philosophy
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non-fiction → political philosophy → |
| hasImpactOn |
debates on women's education
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history of feminist thought → legal and political discourse on women's rights → |
| hasPart |
introduction
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multiple chapters → preface → |
| influenced |
Harriet Taylor Mill
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John Stuart Mill → first-wave feminism → modern feminist theory → |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment rationalism
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liberal political thought → |
| mainSubject |
education of women
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gender equality → rationality → social reform → women's rights → |
| movement |
Enlightenment philosophy
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early feminism → |
| notableIdea |
education as basis for equality
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virtue is the same for men and women → women as rational moral agents → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| philosophicalTradition |
Enlightenment liberalism
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liberal feminism → |
| publicationPlace |
London
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| publicationYear |
1792
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| publisher |
Joseph Johnson
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| timePeriod |
18th century
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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Mary Wollstonecraft → |
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A Vindication of the Rights of Men
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Age of Enlightenment
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Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
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relatedWork |
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Mary: A Fiction
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