The Vindication of the Rights of Woman
| When |
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 10:00am to 11:15am |
|---|---|
| Where |
The E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center Ball State University 400 Minnetrista Boulevard, Muncie |
| What | Education history |
| Cost | No Charge- Reservations Required |
| Ages | 18+ |
The E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center
Mary Wollstonecraft wrote one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects (1792). It was written in response to theorists of the 18th century who did not believe women should have an education. Prior to that, Wollstonecraft wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790), that argued that people would be more virtuous and lead more comfortable livesunder a system of fluctuating wealth, rather than that of heredity. In 1797, Wollstonecraft married philosopher William Godwin dying later that year, eleven days after giving birth to her daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who became Mary Shelley. William Godwin published Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1798) as a tribute to his wife.