Classical Liberalism - Key Thinker (Mary wollstonecraft)

Question 1

What was Mary Wollstonecraft’s key ideas ?

Answer 1

Reason and formal equality

Question 2

What is formal equality ?

Answer 2

In order to be free women should enjoy full civil liberties and allowed to have a career

Question 3

According to Mary Wollstonecraft, women should enjoy full civil liberties and allowed to have a career in Order to be what ?

Answer 3

In order to be free

Question 4

For women to be free according to Mary Wollstonecraft what should they do ?

Answer 4

Enjoy full civil liberties and allowed to have a career

Question 5

What are women capable of according to Mary Wollstonecraft?

Answer 5

Of rational thought as men

Question 6

According to Mary Wollstonecraft what is essential for society to progress culturally and economically?

Answer 6

Fee exercise of individualism by Women and men

Question 7

What does free exercise of individualism allow for society according to Mary Wollstonecraft?

Answer 7

For society to progress culturally and economically

Question 8

How should all citizens enjoy equality according to Mary Wollstonecraft?

Answer 8

Under the law and be free from discrimination

Question 9

What does Being under law and free from discrimination mean according to Mary Wollstonecraft?

Answer 9

All citizen should enjoy equality

Question 10

According to Mary Wollstonecraft who was largely to blame for their inferior position ?

Answer 10

Women

Question 11

Why were women largely to blame for their inferior position according to Mary ?

Answer 11

Because they had historically accepted the superiority of men

Question 12

What was Mary’s useful quote ?

Answer 12

I do not wish them (women) to have power over men but over themselves