Wollstonecraft

The foregoing discussion brings to the fore the idea that it is not nature that is responsible for the supposed inferiority of women but education and the environment (Craciun 96 . This is to say that the assumed differences between men and women are not innate . Had women been educated in the same way as men , had women been allowed to participate in the political sphere in the same way as men , there could not have been such misconceptions about the former 's inferiority to the latter This is because the nature of reason

is the same for all (Craciun 96 . This constitutes the core of Wollstonecraft 's argument for the equality of men and women . If there is no substantial difference between men and women in as far as our rational capacity is concerned , then it is but correct to say that women deserve to enjoy the rights that are enjoyed by men (i .e . educational rights , political rights , economic rights , etc

One of the most compelling arguments presented by Wollstonecraft is her analysis of the economic aspect of women 's subordination to men . Lacking in many fundamental liberties enjoyed by men , their false education not only defined how women 's lives will be spent (that is , always within the confines of the household or a husband ) but also , denied from them the possibility of escape . In a very real sense , women 's economic dependency upon men has denied them of their capacity to think for themselves and the capacity to assert themselves and what they want . Wollstonecraft 's argument for the economic independence of women proves to be a real solution for the aforementioned dilemma

In the final analysis , it needs mentioning that Wollstonecraft 's arguments are persuasive and on many grounds correct . Human beings regardless of sex or...