{"title":"Mary Wollstonecraft","description":"\u003cp\u003eMary Wollstonecraft's works delve into themes of social justice, education, and the role of women in society. Readers can explore her influential writings in \u003cem\u003eA Vindication of the Rights of Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, where she challenges prevailing notions about gender and advocates for equality and rational education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer compelling storytelling also extends to classic fiction, including the timeless novel \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Through her incisive arguments, she challenges the prevailing norms that relegated women to roles of subservience, centred solely on beauty and obedience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWollstonecraft's visionary text advocates for profound societal changes, most notably for the implementation of equal education for both girls and boys. She contends that education is paramount in empowering women and allowing them to develop their rational and intellectual faculties, thus enabling them to contribute meaningfully to society. Furthermore, she calls for an end to gender-based prejudices and promotes the idea that women should be defined by their individual achievements and professional pursuits rather than their relationships with men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe publication of \u003ci\u003eA Vindication of the Rights of Woman\u003c\/i\u003e stirred a whirlwind of controversy and mixed reactions in its time. 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Her demands, laid out in this 1792 essay, to treat women as human beings deserving of a rational education, self-determination, and equal rights alongside men, laid the foundation for modern feminism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWollstonecraft has been admired and loathed: called a ‘hyena in petticoats’ by Horace Walpole and an inspiration to writers and feminists such as George Eliot and Millicent Fawcett. \u003cem\u003eA Vindication of the Rights of Woman\u003c\/em\u003e is a key text to understand the making of the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46259413614828,"sku":"9780008663940","price":10.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780008663940.jpg?v=1741818056"},{"product_id":"a-vindication-of-the-rights-of-woman-by-mary-wollstonecraft-9780241382622","title":"A Vindication of the Rights of Woman","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew to the Penguin Pocket Hardbacks series - books that have changed the history of thought, in sumptuous, clothbound editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWriting in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France, Mary Wollstonecraft produced her own declaration of female independence in 1792. 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Wollstonecraft produced this declaration of female independence in 1792. Passionate, eloquent and forthright, it launched a scathing attack on the current understanding of women and laid out the tenets for a new vision: equal education, an end to prejudice and a chance for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhereas Mary Wollstonecraft's work was received at the time with a mixture of admiration and outrage, she is now rightly viewed as a powerful matriarch of modern feminism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart of a boldly designed series of classics, with wider margins for notes, this book is perfect for design-lovers and students alike. With bold, eye-catching graphic covers by Evi O Studio, this collection aims to introduce a selection of the most celebrated works of the last thousand years to a new audience. 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