Vindication of the Rights of Woman

In A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, first published in 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft argues that women, being human beings, deserve the same rights as men, in response to theorists of the day who believed that women did not need to be educated. Wollstonecraft asserted that women do indeed deserve an education, as it is they who raise and teach children. She also sought to uplift women's position in society, claiming that given proper schooling, women could be "e;companions"e; to men, rather than merely childbearing wives. This digital edition of one of the first works of feminism is enhanced with art by Danielle Parado.