Mary Wollstonecraft - Key Ideas (1759–97) (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Quizzes
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In what year did Wollstonecraft publish 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'?
In what year did Wollstonecraft publish 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'?
1792
What did Wollstonecraft fundamentally believe about women's capacity for reason?
What did Wollstonecraft fundamentally believe about women's capacity for reason?
Women equally rational as men
According to Wollstonecraft, what caused intellectual differences between men and women?
According to Wollstonecraft, what caused intellectual differences between men and women?
Unequal access to education
Which century's view did Wollstonecraft challenge regarding women's suitability for domestic roles?
Which century's view did Wollstonecraft challenge regarding women's suitability for domestic roles?
18th century
How did Wollstonecraft describe the expectation for women to focus solely on being wives and mothers?
How did Wollstonecraft describe the expectation for women to focus solely on being wives and mothers?
Intellectual and social repression
What did Wollstonecraft believe women should be seen as, rather than dependent on men?
What did Wollstonecraft believe women should be seen as, rather than dependent on men?
Autonomous individuals
What term describes the equal rights Wollstonecraft believed the state must give women?
What term describes the equal rights Wollstonecraft believed the state must give women?
Formal equality
What type of state did Wollstonecraft believe should replace monarchical states?
What type of state did Wollstonecraft believe should replace monarchical states?
Republican states
What strand of liberalism did Wollstonecraft's arguments lay the groundwork for?
What strand of liberalism did Wollstonecraft's arguments lay the groundwork for?
Feminist liberalism
What did Wollstonecraft believe the state reinforces despite women's rational capacity?
What did Wollstonecraft believe the state reinforces despite women's rational capacity?
Male domination
According to Wollstonecraft, what must happen before women can achieve their full potential?
According to Wollstonecraft, what must happen before women can achieve their full potential?
Formal equality established