How Did Mary Wollstonecraft Impact Society
Not Just another Feminist
Kendra McCloskey
American History to 1877
Jennifer Gmuca
November 5, 2014
Mary Wollstonecraft went through a lot as she was growing up, but she made a huge impact on society. She was a feminist who believed women should be created equal. She was a theorist for moral and political issues pertaining to women. Craft’s writings were on politics, history, philosophy, and different genres that included critical reviews, translations, pamphlets, and novels. Craft’s best-known publication was, Vindication of Rights of Woman. Craft’s goals at a young age were; pursue an education, stand up for people of lower rank, earn her own living, and have love with an equal status. To begin with, on April 27, 1759, …show more content…
Mary had an editor work along her side as she wrote many of her works, but Mary became well educated by working with these educated people. While Mary was young, she received an education, but only as much as the other young women in her time period received. Mary was encouraged by her publisher, Joseph Johnson, but other did not share in the encouragement. Many people mocked Mary but they agreed with her intellectual ideas. People mocked Mary because she brought light the issues that were not discussed before. A very famous quote Mary said was, “I do not wish to have power over men; but over themselves.” Although Mary was praised by some people, there were some who went took great measures to ridicule her ideas about equality. In opposition, others have taken courage in her words. Wollstonecraft’s themes that are still being discussed to his vey day include; communication between sexes, long-term partnership in marriage, false refinement, economic independence, freedom to express desires without loss of dignity, single parents, parents as caregivers, midwifery, integrating private needs with responsibilities, healthcare, sex education, children’s questions answered truthfully, right actions comes within, and rights transform external conditions of people’s lives. Mary Wollstonecraft set many goals at a young age, which she set out to accomplish. Even though Mary Wollstonecraft had great difficulties and hardships throughout her life, she overcame them to accomplish her goals. Mary gave many women the hopes to get an education and not simply depend on a man or be a housewife, but to be able to be
Kendra McCloskey
American History to 1877
Jennifer Gmuca
November 5, 2014
Mary Wollstonecraft went through a lot as she was growing up, but she made a huge impact on society. She was a feminist who believed women should be created equal. She was a theorist for moral and political issues pertaining to women. Craft’s writings were on politics, history, philosophy, and different genres that included critical reviews, translations, pamphlets, and novels. Craft’s best-known publication was, Vindication of Rights of Woman. Craft’s goals at a young age were; pursue an education, stand up for people of lower rank, earn her own living, and have love with an equal status. To begin with, on April 27, 1759, …show more content…
Mary had an editor work along her side as she wrote many of her works, but Mary became well educated by working with these educated people. While Mary was young, she received an education, but only as much as the other young women in her time period received. Mary was encouraged by her publisher, Joseph Johnson, but other did not share in the encouragement. Many people mocked Mary but they agreed with her intellectual ideas. People mocked Mary because she brought light the issues that were not discussed before. A very famous quote Mary said was, “I do not wish to have power over men; but over themselves.” Although Mary was praised by some people, there were some who went took great measures to ridicule her ideas about equality. In opposition, others have taken courage in her words. Wollstonecraft’s themes that are still being discussed to his vey day include; communication between sexes, long-term partnership in marriage, false refinement, economic independence, freedom to express desires without loss of dignity, single parents, parents as caregivers, midwifery, integrating private needs with responsibilities, healthcare, sex education, children’s questions answered truthfully, right actions comes within, and rights transform external conditions of people’s lives. Mary Wollstonecraft set many goals at a young age, which she set out to accomplish. Even though Mary Wollstonecraft had great difficulties and hardships throughout her life, she overcame them to accomplish her goals. Mary gave many women the hopes to get an education and not simply depend on a man or be a housewife, but to be able to be