![]() ![]() "Although Wollstonecraft is best known as a feminist thinker, her philosophies are not limited to women’s issues… Wollstonecraft advocates liberty and equality for all humanity. In disagreement with Rousseau… Wollstonecraft urged ‘rational fellowship instead of slavish obedience” (Legacies of Genius 64). The central theme of the work on women’s rights was that they should be educated to carry a responsibility in society equal to that of men. “Wollstonecraft’s major work caused an outcry when it was published and is hailed as a cornerstone of feminism…. An exceptional example, most rare and desirable in contemporary calf. In near fine condition with some light toning to the text. From the library of Scottish writer and critic George Lillie Craik with his bookplate. Octavo, bound in contemporary three quarters calf over marbled boards. Rare first edition of this landmark work in both Enlightenment philosophy and the history of feminism. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects. ![]()
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