![]() ![]() ![]() She writes: “There must be more equality established in society, or morality will never gain ground, and this virtuous equality will not rest firmly… if one half of mankind chained to its bottom by fate” (Wollstonecraft 802). However, this devotion to tasks can only occur if all people (men and women) are equal, which is attained through education. For her, one is considered moral and virtuous if they perform their tasks properly. In A Vindication of the Rights of Women, Wollstonecraft makes her argument based on the issues of morals and virtue. ![]() Still, as their essays show, there are differences in their advocacies that reflect certain contextual differences of their times. That advocacy begins in admitting that women are treated differently from men. Wollstonecraft and Mill share a common task, namely, the advocacy for more rights for women. Mary Wollstonecraft and John Stewart Mill represent different times in the evolution of women’s rights movement. Nevertheless, these variations should be understandable, especially when interpreted within the contexts (both in time and space) that inspired them. The feminist movement since its earliest times has been marked with varying perspectives, positions and arguments. ![]()
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