Vindication of the Rights of Woman

According to Mary Wollstonecraft, why do women lack opportunities for self-development?

• They are biologically inferior to men

• They are too emotional and irrational

• They are denied education and intellectual stimulation by the patriarchy.

• None

What technique(s) has Wollstonecraft used to counterclaim the male writers-Roussiea and Dr. Gergory-in part II?

How does Wollstonecraft use religion to support her argument for women’s education?

____ 1. The author believes that improving women’s education will help women to become better

• workers

• mothers

• citizens

• homemakers

To what specific works does Wollstonecraft respond in her argument?

• essays in which men denounce women they consider masculine

• newspaper articles about education reform

• education plans for women written by men

• her own earlier book, A Vindication of the Rights of Man

____ 3. What quality does Wollstonecraft believe is the most important in a marriage?

• mutual admiration

• friendship

• shared intellectual interests

• physical attraction

Wollstonecraft compares women to animals in several passages (lines 83–85, lines 179–183). What is she trying to convey with this comparison?

• Women who do not please their husbands are as unattractive as farm animals.

• Only through education can women achieve the accomplishments that separate humans from animals.

• Women are inherently less physically strong than men.

• Husbands treat their wives like animals.

What is a vindication?

• a petition

• a speech

• a defense

• a parable

According to Wollstonecraft, in what way will bettering women’s education benefit men?

What is Mary Wollstonecraft’s primary argument in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman?

• Women should be subordinate to men due to natural differences.

• Women should be educated to become better companions and moral equals to men.

• Women should focus on domestic duties, as they are inherently more suited to the home.

• Society should prioritize the education of men, as they are the leaders of the family.