Vindication of the Rights of Woman

What is the full title of the book written by Mary Wollstonecraft?

• The Feminine Mystique

• The Scarlet Letter

• Pride and Prejudice

• A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

What was the role of women in society during Mary Wollstonecraft's time?

• Women were expected to be the primary breadwinners for their families

• Women were only allowed to pursue education and careers outside of the home

• Women had equal rights and opportunities as men

• Women were expected to be primarily domestic and subservient to men. They were not allowed to vote, own property, or pursue education and careers outside of the home.

What was Mary Wollstonecraft's view on education for women?

• Mary Wollstonecraft believed that women should not receive any education.

• Mary Wollstonecraft believed that women should only receive basic education.

• Mary Wollstonecraft believed that women should receive education only in certain subjects.

• Mary Wollstonecraft believed in providing equal education opportunities for women.

What impact did Mary Wollstonecraft's book have on the women's rights movement?

• Mary Wollstonecraft's book had no impact on the women's rights movement.

• Mary Wollstonecraft's book had a minimal impact on the women's rights movement.

• Mary Wollstonecraft's book had a significant impact on the women's rights movement.

• Mary Wollstonecraft's book had a negative impact on the women's rights movement.

Read the following excerpt from “Ain’t I a Woman?”
Then that little man in black there, he says women can’t have as much rights as men, ‘cause Christ wasn’t a woman!

What is Truth’s response to this counterargument?

• She becomes enraged and insults the man.

• She says his argument betrays his ignorance.

• She says religion has nothing to do with a person’s rights.

• She cites evidence from the Bible that shows the importance of women.

What is Truth referring to when she says, "the white men will be in a fix pretty soon" (paragraph 1)

• "White men" need to continue the way they treat women and African Americans

• "White men" need to give more rights to only white women

• "White men" are facing confrontation from various people

• "White men" are making her proud and confident

What were some of the key arguments made in 'Vindication of the Rights of Woman'?

• Encouraging women to prioritize marriage and motherhood, promoting the idea of women's natural submissiveness, and defending the exclusion of women from education.

• Advocating for women's education, challenging traditional gender roles, and criticizing the idea that women are intellectually inferior to men.

• Arguing for women's exclusion from the public sphere, supporting traditional gender roles, and defending the idea of women's intellectual inferiority.

• Promoting women's suffrage, advocating for women's right to property, and challenging the idea of women's domesticity.

What quality does Wollstonecraft believe is the most important in marriage?

• mutual admiration

• shared intellectual interests

• friendship

• physical attraction

Wollstonecraft compares women to animals in several passages (lines 83–85, lines 179–183). What is she trying to convey with this comparison?

• Women who do not please their husbands are as unattractive as farm animals.

• Women are inherently less physically strong than men.

• Only through education can women achieve the accomplishments that separate humans from animals.

• Husbands treat their wives like animals.

What have you learned after reading the text, "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman"?
Type your response in 1-2 sentences. (Open-Ended question)