Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the Rights of Women

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Wollstonecraft argues here that what in her day was regarded as proper conduct for women allowed men to define them as weak and frivolous. What conduct does she refer to, and what would she substitute in its place? What advice does she have for men?

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In paragraph 7, Wollstonecraft writes that, although she is encouraging women to become more masculine, “their apparent inferiority with respect to bodily strength must render them, in some degree, dependent on men in the various relations of life.” In the context of her whole argument, what point is she making here? To what extent do you think this attitude still exists today? Why?

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Would you say that women at the beginning of the twenty-first century have achieved equality with men? You may base your essay on personal observations as well as research if you wish.

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