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A review by silverthane
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Written in 1792, it's borderline unreadable today. Full of very dense sentences, I read it as a historically important book. Great thinkers don't always equal great writers.
The core message is that women are entitled to education and fair treatment in society.
I think Wollstonecraft was quite conservative (small c) in her thinking, being very keen to highlight perceived weaknesses in womens virtue & capabilities.
It was depressing to notice that in some cultures/communities women are still treated similarly poorly, but in most Western nations I think it's fair to say conditions for women have improved in 232 years.
The core message is that women are entitled to education and fair treatment in society.
I think Wollstonecraft was quite conservative (small c) in her thinking, being very keen to highlight perceived weaknesses in womens virtue & capabilities.
It was depressing to notice that in some cultures/communities women are still treated similarly poorly, but in most Western nations I think it's fair to say conditions for women have improved in 232 years.