Unit 8: Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment
Step 3: Answer the following questions.
What do you think Wollstonecraft meant when she wrote "generalizing ideas", "generalizing their
observations" and "cultivation of the understanding"?
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In what way did Wollstonecraft say that men's rule over women in society was similar to the rule of
monarchs?
How did Mary Wollstonecraft use the Enlightenment ideal of reason to advocate rights for women?
