A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Am I limiting my potential by staying confined within the societal expectations of what I should be?
📝ONGO's Reflection
The fact that this book was written in the eighteenth century never fails to send a thrill through me. Wollstonecraft stood squarely against the social conventions of her day that defined women as weak and emotional creatures. What she demanded was not to reign over men, but an equal chance to exercise reason as a human being. This book is more than a feminist classic; it is a burning declaration of independence for every human being who would defend their own reason and dignity against old prejudice and custom.
"I do not wish them to have power over men; but over themselves."Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
"나는 여성들이 남성을 지배하는 것을 바라지 않는다. 그들 자신을 지배하기를 바랄 뿐이다."
🌱Apply It Today
Identify one social role or prejudice you follow unconsciously, and deliberately do something that breaks it. Follow the voice of your own reason over the gaze of others.
