CL Mary Wollstonecraft

Question 1

MW made the case for …. Equality

Answer 1

Made the case for formal equality under the law and equal rights for women based on these liberal principles.

Argued treatment of women was against reason and therefore argued for formula equality under the law. Would result in individual progress and freedom.

Question 2

MW - rational and independent beings capable of reason

Answer 2

Argued women are inherently rational beings, fully capable of reason and deserving of the same educational opportunities as men.

Advocated for a change in the way society views and educates women.

Question 3

MW - equality

Answer 3

Formal equality under the law and equal rights for women.
Voting and property rights.