A renowned historian introduces Mary Wollestonecraft's seminal feminist tract Composed in 1790, Mary Wollstonecrafts seminal feminist tract A Vindication of the Rights of Woman broke new ground in its demand for womens education.
A Vindication remains one of historys most important and elegant broadsides against sexual oppression. In her introduction, renowned socialist feminist Sheila Rowbotham casts Wollstonecrafts life and work in a new light.