Mary+Wollstonecraft

Jenny Polanco Indica Ornelas Alexis Torres Period 1

Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wolstonecraft was born on 1759 and died on 1797. She lived 38 years. Her job was to be an English writer. Mary lived in London. She is most known for being a writer, and after her writing experience she became known for being a translator for Joseph Johnson. She was also known for being able to write her own book and have it published. Her book was based on women rights her book was called "A Vindication of The Rights of Women". Mary would also be known as a hard worker. She would work and not depend on a husband to maintain her. She believed that Men were no more then women and women were no less then men. Mary consist that the human nature should be that men and women should be treated equally. She suggest that both men and women should be treated as rational beings and imagines a socail order founded on reason. She thinks that the government is all wrong. Humanitys progress is held back by the fact that women arent allowed to fully contribute in society. Mary does not believe in this form of government what so ever. She disagrees strongly about how women are considered weak and men strong. Mary also strongly supportd the rights for women. Evidence of this is the book her own hands wrote about the human rights. She called for women to become educated and insisted that women should be free to enter business, pursue professional careers, and vote if they wanted to. Mary had 2 major beliefs. One was that women should also be educated. She didnt agree of the fact that women stay home and clean and men go out and work. Her thoughts were basically, "why can't women work too.?" "Let men prove [that women are weaker]". Wollstonecraft and her husband both did not believe in the institution of marriage.