A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Abridged, with Related Texts
Mary Wollstonecraft is an iconic writer for feminism and modern culture. Her best-known work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), forcefully argues for women's cultural and political equality using the language and concepts of the revolutionary age, and review earlier Enlightenment arguments for political and social change. Over two hundred years later, Wollstonecraft's arguments can still provoke debate as they address issues of sex-gender inequality that are still with us, although in new and ever-changing forms. This abridged edition is intended to help readers more easily understand the arguments and essential contexts of this vital book.
Philip Barnard is Professor of English, University of Kansas.
Stephen Shapiro is Professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies, University of Warwick.
