Mary Wollstonecraft

"I do not wish women to have power over men, But over themselves"

Women rights were affected positively and negatively when Mary Wollstonecraft wanted equal rights for women.

background info

• she was born on April 27 1759
• in Spitalfields United Kingdom
• wanted women rights 

positive effect

• many people thought she was right
• women of course agreed with her 
• women would have more freedom
• women would be able to vote 
• they would be treated equally like men 

Negative effect

• got many critics 
• many thought she was doing it for fame
• people thought she was wrong

citation

•  "Mary Wollstonecraft--Equal Rights for Women." : The Freeman : Foundation for Economic Education. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2014. .
• Tomaselli, Sylvana. "Mary Wollstonecraft." Stanford University. Stanford University, 16 Apr. 2008. Web. 19 Feb. 2014. .
• Wollstonecraft, Mary. A vindication of the rights of men; a vindication of the rights of woman; an historical and moral view of the French revolution. Oxford University Press, 1999.
• Wollstonecraft, Mary. Mary, A Fiction and The Wrongs of Woman, or Maria. Broadview Press, 2012.