She is best known for her feminist text A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, published in 1792, but also wrote a number of acclaimed political pamphlets and texts. Mary Wollstonecraft was born in 1759 and is now known as an early feminist writer and philosopher. Later, this text has also been considered a feminist text, as well as a political one. A Vindication on the Rights of Men was sold out quickly, and praised by critics and periodicals. Wollstonecraft and Burke were both key thinkers, and their pamphlets were both widely read and followed.
This time in history was marked by political instability due to the French Revolution, which inspired thinkers to discuss the nature of rebellion and reform, leading to the pamphlet war that is referred to as the Revolution Controversy. In this text, Wollstonecraft criticizes Burke's conservative arguments and rhetoric and advocates her republican ideology.ĭuring the late 18th Century, political pamphlets were very popular and were used as a form of communication between political thinkers.
It was published in 1790 and was written in response to Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Ī Vindication of the Rights of Men is a political pamphlet written by Mary Wollstonecraft. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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