"A Vindication of Women's Rights," by Mary Wollstonecraft is one of the first published works of a feminist writer. ... In the 18th century, when "A Vindication of Women's Rights" was published, women were considered to be weak and were expected to be unconditionally loyal to their husbands. ... Wollstonecraft speaks for all the women who have been in this situation, she stands up for their rights and becomes an advocate for those who cannot stand up for their rights. ... Wollstonecraft was the first woman who was strong enough to express her concerns as well as her beliefs of women...

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As the first woman in England to classify herself as a professional writer and playwright, she wrote to support herself and to prove a point during a time when women were deemed subordinate to men. ... Aphra returned to England after Surinam was surrendered to Holland and shortly thereafter possibly married a Dutch merchant, Hans Behn, who died about a year later around 1665. ... Behn's tragic love story chronicles the life of an African prince who is captured and transported to a sugarcane plantation as a slave on the British colony of Surinam. It is the first English novel to realist...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate