Read the excerpt from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
I have repeatedly asserted, and produced what appeared to me irrefragable arguments drawn from matters of fact, to prove my assertion, that women cannot, by force, be confined to domestic concerns; for they will, however ignorant, intermeddle with more weighty affairs, neglecting private duties only to disturb, by cunning tricks, the orderly plans of reason which rise above their comprehension.
This idea enhances Wollstonecraft’s argument by
insisting that women deserve to be educated despite their inferior capacity for learning.
suggesting that women’s natural curiosity will lead to trickery if it is not nurtured through education.
asserting that domestic chores offer fulfillment because they require a vast knowledge of the world.
claiming that women who excel in domestic roles should be called upon to serve as world leaders.