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Discover Wollstonecraft’s classic feminist text in an abridged, digestible form. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZOE WILLIAMS The term feminism did not yet exist when Mary Wollstonecraft wrote this book, but it was the first great piece of feminist writing.
Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark (1796) is both an arresting travel book and a personal memoir. In it Wollstonecraft... Læs mere
Mary Wollstoncraft'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.
First published in 1792, Wollstonecraft's book attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity and laid out the principles of emancipation - an equal... Læs mere
Includes a travel book and a biography of its author.
Includes stories that combine passion with forceful feminist argument. In "Mary Wollstonecraft's Mary", the heroine flees her young husband in order to nurse her dearest friend,... Læs mere
A treatise of proto-feminism, that was written before the concept of equality between the sexes was even conceived. It argues for the rational education of women and for an increased female contribution to society.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is here presented with A Vindication of the Rights of Men. The two Vindications, taken together, showcase Wollstonecraft's rhetorical talents , as... Læs mere
Arguably the most original book of the eighteenth century, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a pioneering feminist work.