Mary Wollstonecraft was an 18th-century British writer, philosopher, and one of the earliest advocates for women’s rights. Her most famous work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), argued passionately for the equality of women in education, marriage, and society. Wollstonecraft challenged the prevailing view that women were inferior to men, asserting that women were rational beings capable of independent thought and deserving of the same opportunities for intellectual development and personal freedom. Her groundbreaking ideas laid the foundation for the modern feminist movement, making her a key figure in the fight for women’s equality and empowerment.
