Mary Wollstonecraft and her use of soldiers in her book a vindication of the rights of women
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Introduction
What are we studying?
English Literature BA
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mary Wollstonecraft
Her life and work
Who was mary?
French revolution
A vindication of the rights of women
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Her Argument
A comparison between the lives of women and soldiers
‘Standing armies can never consist of resolute, robust men; they may be well disciplined machines, but they will seldom contain men under the influence of strong passions, or with very vigorous faculties. And as for any depth of understanding, I will venture to affirm, that it is as rarely to be found in the army as amongst women; and the cause, I maintain, is the same. It may be further observed, that officers are also particularly attentive to their persons, fond of dancing, crowded rooms, adventures, and ridicule. Like the fair sex, the business of their lives is gallantry. – They were taught to please, and they only live to please. Yet they do not lose their rank in the distinction of sexes, for they are still reckoned superior to women, though in what their superiority consists, beyond what I have just mentioned, it is difficult to discover.’
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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Mary Wollstonecraft and her use of soldiers in her book a vindication of the rights of women
start
01
Introduction
What are we studying?
English Literature BA
02
mary Wollstonecraft
Her life and work
Who was mary?
French revolution
A vindication of the rights of women
02
Her Argument
A comparison between the lives of women and soldiers
‘Standing armies can never consist of resolute, robust men; they may be well disciplined machines, but they will seldom contain men under the influence of strong passions, or with very vigorous faculties. And as for any depth of understanding, I will venture to affirm, that it is as rarely to be found in the army as amongst women; and the cause, I maintain, is the same. It may be further observed, that officers are also particularly attentive to their persons, fond of dancing, crowded rooms, adventures, and ridicule. Like the fair sex, the business of their lives is gallantry. – They were taught to please, and they only live to please. Yet they do not lose their rank in the distinction of sexes, for they are still reckoned superior to women, though in what their superiority consists, beyond what I have just mentioned, it is difficult to discover.’
thanks