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A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN: with strictures on political and moral subjects…

A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN: with strictures on political and moral subjects…

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A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN: with strictures on political and moral subjects…

by WOLLSTONECRAFT, Mary

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FIRST DUBLIN EDITION. 8vo, pp. xvi, 256; some browning to the head of the leaves, a worm track affecting the lower margin of the final gathering just touching a couple of letters; contemporary mottled calf, chipping to upper joint and affecting the gilt red morocco lettering piece, but still a good copy inspite of the faults.


Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Woman is the classic text of women's liberation - a rational plea for a rational basis to the relation between the sexes.

She argued forcefully and decisively for improved, and in effect equal education for men and women. The mere fact of writing on this subject caused an outcry, even though there was nothing really shocking in her arguments. She did not attack the institution of marriage, or the practice of religion. Instead she argued for equality of education for both sexes, and for state control and co-education.

Reviled by the male establishment in her lifetime (Horace Walpole called her 'that hyaena in petticoats'), Wollstonecraft was read attentively by women: Mary Berry records in her letters reading Hannah More and Wollstonecraft and comparing their attitudes on the education of women.

The Dublin edition was actually published on the 20th October 1792 and not 1793 as stated on the title, so just a short while after the second London edition had appeared.

PMM 242; Windle A5e; OCLC: 1513109; see Claire Tomalin, The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft (1974).

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN: with strictures on political and moral subjects…
Author
WOLLSTONECRAFT, Mary
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Used
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Hardcover
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Printed by J. Stockdale, for James Moore, No. 45, College-Green.
Place of Publication
Dublin
Date Published
1793
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
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Women in Literature & Society;

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Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Leaves
Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Chipping
A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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