Herizons, April 1st, 2004
by Mary Wollstonecraft PENGUIN BOOKS Review by Stacy Kauder If you want to catch up on your classic feminist literature, a good place to start is Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Mary Wollstonecraft penned the book in 1792 in response to the conventional and oppressive standards in law and custom towards women--standards upheld by male authors like Milton, Rousseau and Pope. Wollstonecraft analyzes the contradictions within these standards with succinct logic, repeatedly questioning the absurdity of depriving women of essential human rights. She poses questions with a condescending wit ...
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