Mary Wollstonecraft wouldn't have made you a sandwich.

This essay was really interesting and convincing! Mary Wollstonecraft did an excellent job of proving her point. 

She presented her ideas perfectly, especially considering the time period she lived in. Women in 1792 had fewer rights than they do today (in America, at least), so it was crucial for Wollstonecraft to not be too extreme with her ideas because people wouldn't have taken her essay seriously otherwise. She addressed that women are different from men when she said, "Let it not be concluded that I wish to invert the order of things; I have already granted, that, from the constitution of their bodies, men seem to be designed by Providence to attain a greater degree of virtue." Instead of trying to convince readers that women were equal to men, she argued that they should be given the opportunity to be educated, independent individuals. That way, they could be more than just satisfy men.

Wollstonecraft also took a very logical approach in this essay. She said, ""I wish to speak the simple language of truth, and rather to address the head than the heart." That technique made her arguments stronger; the facts she presented made her seem very credible. Wollstonecraft's writing style also made her seem credible. She obviously was very smart; I bet some men in her time wouldn't have been able to understand what she'd written. Her intelligence made her seem respectable--much more than someone "created for man."


Society has obviously changed a lot after this essay was written.  I think Mary Wollstonecraft would be happy if she saw how women were treated in America today. I'm glad that people like Wollstonecraft pushed for rights of women. I think Wollstonecraft's intelligence in itself was enough to prove that women should be given more rights and independence from men, along with the bravery it must have taken for her to stand up to social norms.