"Taught from their infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison."
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About Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) was an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. She is best known for her influential work 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' (1792), where she argued for women's education and equality in society. Wollstonecraft's writings challenged the traditional views of her time, paving the way for the feminist movement.
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