`If ever there was a book calculated to make a man in love with its author, this appears to me to be the book.` William Godwin, the author`s future husband, was not alone in admiring Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway, and... Zobraziť viac
A treatise of proto-feminism, that was written before the concept of equality between the sexes was even conceived. It argues for the rational education of women and for an increased female contribution to society. Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures, instead of flattering their fascinating graces, and viewing them as if they were in a state of ... Zobraziť viac
Mary Wollstoncraft's passionate declaration of female independence shattered the stereotype of docile, decorative womanhood, anticipated a new era of equality and established her as the founder of modern feminism. Zobraziť viac
A powerful argument for gender equality from the world's first feminist, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is one of the most important works of the modern era. In this book, Mary Wollstonecraft demonstrated that it was necessary for women to be... Zobraziť viac
Writing in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France, Mary Wollstonecraft produced her own declaration of female independence in 1792. Passionate and forthright, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman... Zobraziť viac
