Feminism at its Finest - Caroline Tucker

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In reading The Vindication of the Rights of Woman, I have been the most excited. Even after just reading the introduction, I knew I was going to enjoy this book. I had no idea how it was going to go, and now it exceeds my expectations. There are several reasons why I know I am going to like this book. One, it is written so that anyone, no matter their level of education, could read and understand it. This makes this read infinitely easier compared to having read Hume. Another reason I really like this book is that so far I agree with Wollstonecraft. She writes about the value of women and how women should be able to do SOME of the same things as men. She says that there are things only men can do. Now I might not agree with Wollstonecraft on the things only men can do, but I do not know her view on that.
Feminism is a topic that I enjoy learning about and listening to people discuss so I am very excited to read the rest of The Vindication of the Rights of Woman and to learn more about it in class.

P.s. I commented on Drew’s and Rebecca’s posts

Comments

Luke Killam said…
I agree with Wollstonecraft on much of the same topics! This will definitely be a great read and discussion for class.
October 21, 2019 at 8:41 PM
Logan Turner said…
While I agree with Wollstonecraft that there are some things that men can do that women can't, and vice versa, I think that now there are fewer limitations in today's society as opposed to the society she lived in. Granted, there is still a huge disparity between some things such as wages and job opportunities but, I think that is in part due to beliefs that we have been taught all of our lives.
October 21, 2019 at 9:08 PM
Brenna Stringfellow said…
I did enjoy how Wollstonecraft clearly laid out how there should be certain things that women are able to do, but there are certain things I feel that men can only do as well. I do think women should be educated and not be a man’s arm candy. As far as her time period though I do feel all of her protests of the treatment of women are more justified over some of the radical feminist ideas of today.
October 22, 2019 at 8:21 AM
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