EN 2010 Chapter 1-14: Wollstonecraft - Notes
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It is observable that the female, in general, is inferior to the male (2) My own sex, i hope, will excuse me, if i treat them like rational creatures, instead of flattering their fascinating graces, and viewing them as if they were in a state of perpetual childhood, unable to stand alone. (3) The only way women can rise in the world by marriage (4) When they marry, they act as such children may be expected to act: they dress; they paint, and nickname god"s creatures (4) Intellect will always govern regardless of the individual"s sex (5) Writers make women appear even more weak and useless in society than they really are (5-6) Rousseau: when men and women come together as one, she should rely entirely on his understanding (6) Soldiers, as well as women, practice the minor virtues with punctilious politeness (7)
