A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Revised Edition Contributor(s): Wollstonecraft, Mary (Author), Brody, Miriam (Editor), Brody, Miriam (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0141441259 ISBN-13: 9780141441252 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $11.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: Writing in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France, Mary Wollstonecraft produced her own declaration of female independence in 1792. Passionate and forthright, "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity and instead laid out the principles of emancipation: an equal education for girls and boys, an end to prejudice, and the call for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner. Mary Wollstonecrafts work was received with a mixture of admiration and outrageWalpole called her a hyena in petticoatsyet it established her as the mother of modern feminism. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Political Science | Civil Rights - Social Science | Women's Studies |
Dewey: 305.42 |
LCCN: 2004559869 |
Series: Penguin Classics |
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.1" W x 7.92" (0.59 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 50668 Reading Level: 15.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 22.0 |
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Publisher Description: Writing in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France, Mary Wollstonecraft produced her own declaration of female independence in 1792. Passionate and forthright, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity, and instead laid out the principles of emancipation: an equal education for girls and boys, an end to prejudice, and for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner. Mary Wollstonecraft's work was received with a mixture of admiration and outrage - Walpole called her 'a hyena in petticoats' - yet it established her as the mother of modern feminism. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |