1. What reasons did the people have against women’s rights in this time period?
Women did not have many rights in this time period. Women had a duty to their husband and were deemed to be not intelligent enough to have positions of authority or vote. Women were to take care of the home and the children and be submissive to their husbands.
2. Why did Mary Wollstonecraft call marriage legalized prostitution?
Mary Wollstonecraft called marriage legalized prostitution because women had to marry a man in order to survive financially. The wealthier the potential husband the better so that the wife could be taken care of.
3. Why was the idea of having rights to a formal education so important to women who supported feminist ideas? How could having a formal education give women a better sense of equality?
Rights to a formal education were important to the women who supported feminist ideas be the education would open the door to positions of authority. Women with education would be more intelligent and there would be more respect from men which would make them feel like they are more equal to men.
4. Why did most women of the 1790’s prefer a moderate stance rather than an influential stance when it came to Women’s Rights?
Women wanted a more moderate stance on Women’s Rights because they wanted it to be more family focused. Most women wanted to not have a radical stance like the French with situations like single mother living situations. Women wanted the family unit to stay intact but in addition to their role within the home they wanted to be heard politically and to be able to share and express their ideas.
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