The Feminist Papers: A Vindication of the Rights of Women

Part of the Gibbs Smith Women's Voices series: A collection of literary voices written by, and for, extraordinary women to encourage, challenge, and inspire.

By the matriarch of feminism, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Women tackles womens-rights-as-human-rights decades before the women's suffrage movement began. In what is widely considered the very first feminist manifesto, Wollstonecraft argues on behalf of women's natural intellect and character, considered radical at the time, her writing has paved the way of progress for generations to come.