Mary wollstonecraft's vindication of the rights of women has been called "feminism's founding document." why so? What were the p

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Mary wollstonecraft's vindication of the rights of women has been called "feminism's founding document." why so? What were the p

rincipal aims of this treatise?

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V125BC [204] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-14T07:08:56+03:00

In her Vindication of the Rights of Woman she went after the stereotype of woman and said that these theories were misguided. A Vindication of the Rights of Women highlights the social pressures for women to be simply beautiful. According to Wollstonecraft, women embraced their roles to "please me" which kept them down.

The aims of this treatise was a call for a revolution and for women to stand up for their rights