Essays on Vindication of the Rights of Women

Mary Wollstonecraft was born in London, England in April 1759. She was an English writer, philosopher and can now be seen as a feminist who truly believed that women of that era should be treated respect and equal to men. A Vindication of the rights...

The nineteenth century was a period of progress. Progress within the nature of reasoning. Hawthorne’s thoughts regarding science, beauty, and life still have a unique impact on our lives. Hawthorne’s curiosity of how things can be changed gives us this reasoning. The themes in this...

Women over centuries have been painted with the brush of kind, gentle, and innocent, as if they are trapped in childhood. Even though these are not bad descriptive words, they are not faltering either, they take away from their potential. Wollstonecraft addresses concerns with the...

Mary Wollstonecraft was an English author who advocated for rights and equality of women. She was born on the 27th April 1759, in Spitalfields, London and is known for most her famous work which is “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman”. Mary was also...

It’s integral to note how media shapes our perception on women. Through media, these messages can be unconsciously woven into how people perceive women and their roles, as media depicts images of the gender through limiting perceptions as it sexualizes, stereotypes and underrepresents women. These...

The late 1750s to early 1800s bore witness to a shift in the intellectual advancement of women. In Britain, this tilting viewpoint was spurred on by the establishment of female literary circles, such as the Bluestockings, who offered women an opportunity to reconsider their gender...

The mid-nineteenth century, in the US, is synonymous with social reform. The antebellum decades are characterized by an eruption of desire for reforms, in both secular and spiritual contexts. The various reform movements that occurred across the country at the time, pushed for change regarding...