Assignment task: From A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Argument by Mary Wollstonecraft
Respond to the following questions using complete sentences and including a quote for support.
Q1. What claim, or position on an issue, does Wollstonecraft make in her argument?
Q2. List three reasons that she offers to support this claim.
? First reason:
? Second reason:
? Third reason:
Q3. In paragraphs 9-11, how does Wollstonecraft refute Rousseau's idea that the purpose of a woman's education is to make her more pleasing to men?
Q4. What response does Wollstonecraft offer in paragraphs 12-14 to Dr. Gregory's belief that women should dissemble, or hide their true feelings and energies?
Q5. In the 18th century, intellectuals in Europe and the American colonies promoted the expansion of liberty and equality. Reread paragraphs 17-19 of Wollstonecraft's argument. In what ways does she appeal to those ideas in support of her argument for reforming women's education?