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Book SynopsisDiscover Wollstonecraft’s classic feminist text in an abridged, digestible form.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ZOE WILLIAMS
The term feminism did not yet exist when Mary Wollstonecraft wrote this book, but it was the first great piece of feminist writing. In these pages you will find the essence of her argument – for the education of women and for an increased female contribution to society. Her work made the first ripples of what would later become the tidal wave of the women’s rights movement. Rationalist but revolutionary, Wollstonecraft changed the world for women.
Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short form
Trade ReviewMary Wollstonecraft's words ring as true today - and are as little heeded by government - as when she wrote them, 200 years ago, in her
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman * Guardian *
The first pebble in the later avalanche of the women's rights movement -- Melvyn Bragg * Guardian *
The first great piece of feminist writing * Independent *
Changed the world for generations of women to come * Sunday Times *
A book that was bold in its time and is now considered the notable forerunner of the women's movement * New York Times *
