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The book frames Wollstonecraft’s life and intellectual formation, situating the 1792 text in late-Enlightenment democratic debates and tracing its lasting impact on women’s rights activism. It includes editor’s introduction, the full text, and research essays on her feminist voice, literary context, and enduring relevance to human rights traditions.","Rethinking the Western Tradition  \nThe volumes in this series seek to address the present debate over the Western tradition by reprinting key works of that tradition along with essays that evaluate each textfrom different perspectives.  \nEDITORIAL  \nCOMMITTEE FOR  \nRethinking the Western Tradition  \nDavid Bromwich Yale University Gerald Graff  \nUniversity of Illinois at Chicago Gary Saul Morson Northwestern University  \nIan Shapiro  \nYale University Steven B. Smith  \nYale University  \nA Vindication of the Rights  \nof Woman  \nM A RY WOLLSTONECRAF T  \nEdited and with an Introduction by Eileen Hunt Botting with essays by Ruth Abbey Eileen Hunt Botting Norma Clarke  \nMadeline Cronin  \nVirginia Sapiro  \nNew Haven & London  \nCopyright © 2014 by Yale University.  \nAll rights reserved.  \nThis book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the  \nU.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publishers.  \nYale University Press books may be purchased in quantity for educational, business, or promotional use. For information, please e-mail [sales.press@yale.edu](sales.press@yale.edu) (U.S. office) or  \n[sales@yaleup.co.uk](sales@yaleup.co.uk) (U.K. office).  \nSet in Perpetua type by Newgen North America. Printed in the United States of America.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nWollstonecraft, Mary, 1759–1797.  \nA vindication of the rights of woman / Mary Wollstonecraft, Eileen Hunt Botting,[editor] pages cm.—(Rethinking the western tradition) Includes bibliographical references and index.  \nisbn 978-0-300-17647-6 (paperback)  \n1. Women’s rights—Great Britain—Early works to 1800. 2. Women—Education—Great Britain—Early works to 1800. 3. Feminism—Early works to 1800.  \nI. Botting, Eileen Hunt, 1971– II. Title.  \nhq 1596.w6w65 2014  \n305.420941—dc23  \n2013046779  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.  \nThis paper meets the requirements ofansi /niso z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper) .  \n10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nContributors  \nRuth Abbey is Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame.  \nEileen Hunt Botting is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame.  \nNorma Clarke is Professor of English Literature and Creative Writing at Kingston University, London.  \nMadeline Cronin is a PhD student in political science, with a focus on contemporary political theory and the history of political thought, atthe University of Notre Dame.  \nVirginia Sapiro is Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Political Science at Boston University and the Sophonisba Breckinridge Professor Emerita of Political Science and Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nContents  \nEditor’s Introduction: Reading Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the  \nRights of Woman, 1792–2014  \nEileen Hunt Botting 1  \nText  \nA Vindication of the Rights of Woman (London, second edition, 1792)  \nMary Wollstonecraft 19  \nEssays  \nAre Women Human? Wollstonecraft’s Defense of Rights for Women  \nRuth Abbey 229  \n“Genius will educate itself.” The British Literary Context of  \nWollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and Its  \nLegacy for Women  \nNorma Clarke 246  \nThe Personal Is Political: Wollstonecraft’s Witty, First-Person,  \nFeminist Voice  \nEileen Hunt Botting 261  \nReading Mary Wollstonecraft in Time  \nVirginia Sapiro 280  \nAppendixes  \nBiographical Directory for Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the  \nRights of Woman  \nMadeline Cronin 291  \nThe Life and Times of Wollstonecraft and Her Family, 1688–1818  \nMadeline Cronin and Eileen Hunt Botting 308  \nA Vindication of the Rights of Woman within the Women’s Human  \nRights Tradition, 1739–2015  \nEileen Hunt Botting and Madeline Cronin 315  \nBibliography 323  \nIndex 333  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nEditor’s Introduction R","cbCair5U0fmMS6NR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCair5U0fmMS6NR","pdf",1260019,4,1,369,"English","en",105,"# Editor’s Introduction\n## Reading Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, 1792–2014\n# Text\n## A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (London, second edition, 1792)\n# Essays\n## Are Women Human? Wollstonecraft’s Defense of Rights for Women\n## “Genius will educate itself.” The British Literary Context of Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and Its Legacy for Women\n## The Personal Is Political: Wollstonecraft’s Witty, First-Person, Feminist Voice\n## Reading Mary Wollstonecraft in Time\n# Appendixes\n## Biographical Directory for Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman\n## The Life and Times of Wollstonecraft and Her Family, 1688–1818\n## A Vindication of the Rights of Woman within the Women’s Human Rights Tradition, 1739–2015\n# Bibliography\n# Index","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Rethinking the Western Tradition series in this volume?\",\"answer\":\"The series reprints key works of the Western tradition together with essays that evaluate each text from different perspectives, addressing ongoing debate about the tradition.\"},{\"question\":\"Which work by Mary Wollstonecraft is included in the book?\",\"answer\":\"The volume 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