START - Vindication - Wollstonecraft

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Full series: Chapters 00:00:00 Respect for Understanding 00:01:10 Call for Women's Rights 00:01:33 The Role of Education 00:02:26 French Society and Morality 00:04:32 Contending for Women's Rights 00:06:54 Arguments Against Oppression 00:08:45 The Impact of Exclusion 00:10:33 The Need for Equitable Laws 00:11:54 Conclusion and Final Appeal I woke up November 6th and knew it was time to do what I'd been meaning to for years: record and share Mary Wollstonecraft's remarkable "A Vindication on the Rights of Women" from 1792. *Why?* Because at least three times in the first two episodes I had to restrain myself to NOT include current screenshots. THAT is how relevant this text is. I make no promises for future restraint. Side Lysistrata Update: (we'll get to Lysistrata later, but this was too good not to share now) As usual with CraftLit Texts: • The language is old, complex, and sometimes no-longer-used/offensive terminology (In some cases, she simply wouldn't have had other terms to use that were as precise) • You'll need to let it wash over you - be zen about it - and suddenly you'll realize you understand it all! ——(plus, no one can see how often you have to rewind ;) just sayin'...) • Things I thought you might want to read more about are listed in the Description Box. PLEASE ADD OTHER SOURCES in the comments! • NEW: there are ONLY brief audio notes in this series—98% of my additions have been inserted as text on screen. • This is ONLY being released on YouTube (because of on-screen notes). LINKS: BURKE - TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD - PAINE - ROUSSEAU - WOLLSTONECRAFT • and the Gutenberg full text: _____ CraftLit’s Socials Find everything here: Join the newsletter: Podcast site: Facebook: Facebook group: Pinterest: TikTok podcast: Spooky Narration: Email: [e-mail] Call and share your thoughts! 1-206-350-1642 SUPPORT THE SHOW! CraftLit App Premium feed (only one tier available) PATREON: (all tiers, below) ——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App ——Jane Eyre - $10/mo for even-month Book Parties ——Mina Harker - $15/mo for odd-month Watch Parties All tiers and benefits are also available as YouTube Channel Memberships Ko-Fi NEW at CraftLit.com — Premium SITE Membership (identical to Patreon except more of your support goes to the CraftLit Team) If you want to join us for a particular Book or Watch Party but you don't want to subscribe, please use or CraftLit @ Venmo and include what you want to attend in the message field. Please give us at least 24 hours to get your message and add you to the attendee list. Download the FREE CraftLit App for iOS or Android (you can call or email feedback straight from within the app) Call 1-206-350-1642 --------------------------------------------------------------- *Speaking of a social contract:* I rely heavily on the Wayback Machine and Wikipedia for finding lost things and locating names and titles that are obscure. Please consider donating to keep them alive——