Author(s): Mary Wollstonecraft

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Mary Wollstonecraft produced her declaration of female independence in 1792. Passionate and forthright, she attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity and laid out the principles of equal education, an end to prejudice, and the call for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner. A Vindication of Womans Rights established her as the founder of modern feminism.