"My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures, instead of ... viewing…
Mary Wollstonecraft insists that women should be treated as rational and independent persons. Her argument challenges the social practices and education that keep women…
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"My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures, instead of ... viewing them as if they were in a state of perpetual childhood, unable to stand alone." Who said this ?
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Mary Wollstonecraft insists that women should be treated as rational and independent persons. Her argument challenges the social practices and education that keep women dependent and childlike. This is a central theme of her defence of women's rights.
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Gujarat SET (GSET)