A vindication of the rights of woman, A vindication of the rights of men, An h
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Also contains an abridged version of An historical and moral view of the origin and progress of the French revolution.
This book is part of the discussion that took place in the UK during the French revolution in the 1790s about human rights. Oddly, two centuries later, much more progress has been made in the rights of man than in the rights of woman.
This is not some armchair book, but it is a deeply felt plee for emancipation and education. This lack of distance is both it's attraction and it's weak point.
"It is indeed the necessity of stifling many of it's most spontaneous desires, to obtain the factititious virtues of society, that makes men vicious, by depriving him of that dignity of character, which rests only on truth"
"But the welfare of society is not built on extraordinary exertions; and were it more reasonably organized, there would be still less need of great abilities, of heroic virtues."
The text of A vindication is available online
This book is part of the discussion that took place in the UK during the French revolution in the 1790s about human rights. Oddly, two centuries later, much more progress has been made in the rights of man than in the rights of woman.
This is not some armchair book, but it is a deeply felt plee for emancipation and education. This lack of distance is both it's attraction and it's weak point.
"It is indeed the necessity of stifling many of it's most spontaneous desires, to obtain the factititious virtues of society, that makes men vicious, by depriving him of that dignity of character, which rests only on truth"
"But the welfare of society is not built on extraordinary exertions; and were it more reasonably organized, there would be still less need of great abilities, of heroic virtues."
The text of A vindication is available online
