“Women all want to be ladies, which is simply to have nothing to do, but listlessly to go they scarcely care where, for they cannot tell what.”
Quote by Mary Wollstonecraft
Work
A Vindication of the Rights of Men; A Vindication of the Rights of Woman; An Historical and Moral View of the French Revolution
This work is a multi-volume treatise that delves into the causes and consequences of the French Revolution, emphasizing the role of gender in societal and political change. It includes discussions on the rights of men and women, offering a historical and moral analysis of the period. more
Author
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft, born on April 27, 1759, and died on September 10, 1797, was an influential English writer, philosopher, and feminist. She is best known for her work 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman', which challenged the gender roles and social structures of her time. more
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