I have always been of opinion, that the only way to make women rational creatures, and free citizens, is to allow them to pursue their own interest, and to follow the bent of their own inclinations.
— Mary Wollstonecraft Early Modern

Early feminist philosopher

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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Date / Period

1792

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Controversial

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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3420/3420-h/3420-h.htm

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