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Classics Book Club: A Vindication of the Rights of Women
The Classics Book Club focuses on underrepresented voices in classic literature, such as books by women and minorities. It meets the first Monday of every other month.
Current Reading Selection: A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft
All are welcome to join or drop-in at any time!
Book Description:
Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman was a ground-breaking work of literature which still resonates in feminism and human rights movements of today. Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) wrote the book in part as a reaction to Edmund Burke's Reflections on the French Revolution, published in late 1790 and is one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy.
Date:
05/06/2019
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Place:
77 Main St
Montpelier, VT 05602
United States
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Writing in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France, Mary Wollstonecraft produced her own declaration of female independence in 1792. Passionate and forthright, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femi...
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