A Vindication of the Rights of Woman - Softcover

Wollstonecraft, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143037501 ISBN 13: 9780143037507

Publisher: Penguin Group USA, 2006

Synopsis

The perfect books for the true book lover, Penguin's Great Ideas series features twelve more groundbreaking works by some of history's most prodigious thinkers. Each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-driven design that highlights the bookmaker's art. Offering great literature in great packages at great prices, this series is ideal for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped our world. Mary Wollstonecraft's passionate declaration of female independence shattered the stereotype of docile, decorative womanhood, anticipated a new era of equality and established her as the founder of modern feminism.

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Review:

"She is alive and active--we hear her voice and trace her influence even now."

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"We hear [Mary Wollstonecraft's] voice and trace her influence even now among the living."

Book Description:

In this passionate reaction to Rousseau's pedagogical work Emile (1762) Wollstonecraft powerfully defends woman's ability to reason, given appropriate education. Her radical prescription was for girls to be educated alongside boys and to the same standard. Originally published in 1792, this is a foundational work of feminist political thought.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Group USA
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0143037501
• ISBN 13: 9780143037507
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 133