Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Born: April 27, 1759
Died: September 10, 1797 (aged 38)
Bio: Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. During her brief career, she wrote novels, treatises, a travel narrative, a history of the French Revolution, a conduct book, and a children's book.
Known for:
- Maria: or, The Wrongs of Woman
- A Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790)
- Mary: A Fiction (1788)
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