apr 19, 1972 - Wallstoncraft’s Vind. Rights of Women

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This commentary on the political and moral offenses to women occuring at the time was one of the earliest works of feminist literature. Wallstoncraft argued that women should have access to education to cement their position in society, which would lead to full political rights such as voting. She calls for moral equality between the sexes, but does not explicitly state that the sexes are equal. Wallstoncraft’s ideas were very similar to those of freedom and equality spouted off during the French Revolution, however she applied them to the plight of women rather than the inequality between the monarch and the rest of the white men in France. Her ideas were not embraced by the revolutionaries, but did spark debated about the role of women in society that eventually led to voting rights for women across Europe and in America.

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