MARY WOLLSTONECRA

FT

Philosopher of the Day

MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT

Born in England

1759-1797

Teacher, translator,

writer

STARTED WOMEN’S RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Wrote:

Vindication

of the Rights

of Women

Men and women are equal

“Let women share the rights and she

will emulate the virtues of man; for she

must grow more perfect when

emancipated.”

NATURE OF MAN

Men and women

should have a voice

in government.

Women will protect

the common good.

ON GOVERNMENT

WOLLSTONECRAFT WAS RIDICULED FOR HER IDEAS

VIEWS ON EDUCATION

To deny women an equal

education is to keep them

enslaved.

Society will never achieve

perfection, until women

are educated.

“Let women share the

rights and she will emulate

the virtues of man; for she

must grow more perfect

when emancipated.”

QUOTES:

“I do not wish

women to have

power over men; but

over themselves.”

QUOTES:

“Love is not to be bought, in any

sense of the words, or its silken

wings are instantly shriveled up

when anything beside a return

in kind is sought.”

QUOTES:

“We never do

anything well,

unless we love it for

its own sake”

QUOTES:

English

Wrote: Vindication of the Rights of Women

Men & women are equal.

Women will protect the common good.

Feminism

Started the women’s movement.

MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT