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pasuxebi:
(5) goodreads.com.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/224387.A_Vindication_of_the_Rights_of_Woman.
Certainly! Here are some questions that you might find interesting:
1. What is the main argument of Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman"?
3. How does Wollstonecraft use religion to support her argument for women's education?
4. What are some of Wollstonecraft's criticisms of women?
7. What is an example of a thesis statement for "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman"?
8. How does Mary Wollstonecraft address Sojourner Truth's statement, "I can't read, but I can hear,"
in "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman"?
9. How does Mary Wollstonecraft depict men in "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman"?
10. How far do you think Wollstonecraft was arguing that women themselves are also to blame, or
are partially responsible for their limited roles in society at the time she was writing?
(2) What Was the Main Goal of Mary Wollstonecraft's Advocacy? - ThoughtCo.
https://www.thoughtco.com/mary-wollstonecraft-vindication-rights-women-3530794.
(3) Equal Rights for Rights for Women: The Contribution of Mary Wollstonecraft.
https://fee.org/articles/mary-wollstonecraft-equal-rights-for-women/.
pasuxebi:
Sure! Here are the answers to the questions I provided earlier:
1. The main argument of Mary Wollstonecraft’s “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman” is that
women are not naturally inferior to men, but appear to be so because they lack education
and opportunities. She argues that women should have access to the same education as
men, and that this would enable them to contribute to society on an equal footing with
men1.
2. The intended audience of “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman” is both men and women,
but primarily men. Wollstonecraft believed that men were responsible for women’s
oppression, and that they needed to be convinced of the need for women’s rights 1.
3. Wollstonecraft uses religion to support her argument for women’s education by arguing that
God created both men and women with the same intellectual capacity, and that it is
therefore unjust to deny women the opportunity to develop their minds 1.
4. Some of Wollstonecraft’s criticisms of women include their lack of education, their focus on
superficial qualities such as beauty, and their tendency to be overly emotional 1.
6. The author’s purpose in using antithesis in the first paragraph is to contrast the way that
women are viewed by society with the way that they should be viewed. She argues that
women are not naturally inferior to men, but appear to be so because they lack education
and opportunities1.
7. An example of a thesis statement for “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman” might be:
"Women are not naturally inferior to men, but appear to be so because they lack education
and opportunities. By providing women with access to the same education as men, they can
contribute to society on an equal footing with men"1.
8. Wollstonecraft addresses Sojourner Truth’s statement, “I can’t read, but I can hear,” in “A
Vindication of the Rights of Woman” by arguing that women need to be educated in order to
be able to think for themselves and to participate in public life1.
9. In “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman,” Wollstonecraft depicts men as being responsible
for women’s oppression, but also argues that they are capable of change and that they need
to be convinced of the need for women’s rights1.
10. Wollstonecraft argues that women are partially responsible for their limited roles in society,
but that this is due to their lack of education and opportunities. She believes that if women
were given the same opportunities as men, they would be able to contribute to society on
an equal footing1.