A Vindication of the Rights of Women

What is Mary Wollstonecraft's main argument in this text?

• Women should be allowed to vote.

• Women should be given equal education as men.

• Women should continue being only housewives.

• Women's education should focus on domestic tasks.

Who does Wollstonecraft direct this text towards?

• Men - to explain the importance of education for women

• Women - to ask them to take a stand against societal norms

• Governments - to ask them to make education for women lawfully required

• Children - to help them envision what their world can one day be

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What could be attributed to being Wollstonecraft's inspiration for writing this text?

• Belief Women Were Better Than Men

• Family Life Growing Up

• Want to Run for Presidency

• Limited Job Opportunities for Women

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Wollstonecraft was often characterized as what? It was seen as an insult to be a woman characterized as such.

• Reckless

• Outspoken

• Caring

• Bold

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What made Wollstonecraft's education different than the other women of the time?

• She was taught to take care of her family>

• She knew how to write.

• She knew how to read.

• She studied higher leveled texts.

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What did Wollstonecraft believe came from the current state of women's education?

• Women could only be happy if they married.

• It prepared women for life if they were to not marry.

• It was a source of misery for women.

• Women were seen as companions to men.

In the introduction, what does Wollstonecraft say has resulted from women's neglected education? What does she urge women to do and why?

What comparisons does Wollstonecraft make between women and children? What do these comparisons reveal about women's status?

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Why does Wollstonecraft think it is important for women to fully cultivate all their faculties?

Summarize the ideas Wollstonecraft presents in the last paragraph. What do you think she means by "Liberty is the mother of virtue"?