Quotes by Mary Wollstonecraft

"I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves."
— Mary Wollstonecraft
"My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures, instead of flattering their fascinating graces, and viewing them as if they were in a state of perpetual childhood, unable to stand alone."
— Mary Wollstonecraft
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Mary Wollstonecraft (/ˈwʊlstənkræft/, also UK: /-krɑːft/; 27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was an English writer and philosopher best known for her advocacy of women's rights. Until the late twentie...