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Mary Wollstonecraft

3 key ideas, each explained in our own words.

Mary Wollstonecraft: Rights of Women

  1. IDEA 1

    Reason belongs to all

    Wollstonecraft argued that women seem less capable only because they are denied education. Given equal schooling, they would show equal reason.

  2. IDEA 2

    Education as equality

    She called for national education open to both sexes. Equality starts in the classroom.

  3. IDEA 3

    Virtue needs independence

    People cannot be truly good if they are dependent and powerless. Independence is a moral, not only economic, issue.

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Debates featuring Mary Wollstonecraft

Is education for jobs or for life?Skills for employment vs Educate the whole personWhy are so few women in India's workforce, and what fixes it?Remove barriers vs Create the right jobs

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