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About the Book: “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman” created a scandal in its day, largely, perhaps, because of the unconventional lifestyle of its creator. Today, it is considered the first great manifesto of women’s rights, arguing passionately for the education of women: "Tyrants and sensualists are in the right when they endeavor to keep women in the dark, because the former want only slaves, and the later a plaything."No narrow-minded zealot, Wollstonecraft balanced passionate advocacy with a sympathetic warmth — a characteristic that helped her ideas achieve widespread influence. About the Author: Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) was an ardent feminist who spoke eloquently for countless women of her time.Having witnessed firsthand the devastating results of male improvidence, she assumed an independent role early in life, educating herself and eventually earning a living as a governess, teacher and writer. She was also an esteemed member of the radical intellectual circle that included William Godwin (father of her daughter, novelist Mary Godwin Shelley, and later her husband), Thomas Paine, William Blake, Henry Fuseli and others. CONTENTS:- Introduction......................................................................... 7, 1. The Rights and Involved Duties of Mankind, Considered......................................................................... 13, 2. The Prevailing Opinion of a Sexual Character, Discussed........................................................................... 23, 3. The Same Subject Continued.......................................... 48, 4. Observations on the State of Degradation to, Which Woman Is Reduced by Various Causes.................... 68, 5. Animadversions on Some of the Writers Who Have, Rendered Women Objects of Pity, Bordering, on Contempt..................................................................... 102, 6. The Effect Which an Early Association of Ideas, Has Upon the Character..............................