Wollstonecraft, the English writer and passionate advocate of education and social equality for women, wrote her famous book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, which argues for women’s equality in a society dominated by men. Nearly a century later, another writer appeared. Virginia Woolf made an essential argument in "A Room of One’s Own", She argues mainly about how women were rejected and mistreated in the society. Wollstonecraft and Woolf both focus on women’s inequality and the role of women in society, despite living in a different period of time. However, their ideas differed from one another on women’s liberation. Wollstonecraft fought for the rights of women to have education, be independent and work in public. Virginia Woolf fought
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Woolf sees freedom in privacy. She argues for women privacy as she states “In the first place, to have a room of her own, let alone quiet room or a sound-proof room, was out of question…” (12) Woolf believes that a woman must have a room of her own for privacy. She also believes that women must have money to support themselves financially, she claims “Dogs will bark; people will interrupt; money must be made; health will break down” (11). Woolf sees that a woman must free herself from the dependency on men and to support herself financially. While Wollstonecraft was fighting for equality, she sees equality and getting a job is the ultimate liberator for …show more content…
They both agreed on women’s inequality and lack of independency for women. However, they both differed in their approaches and opinions on women’s liberation in society. Wollstonecraft believes that women should have some sort of public life whether through a job or through a public political position. Virginia Woolf believes that the true freedom for women starts at home by having their own private place. Although each one of them had their own priorities and different ways of approaching their audiences, they were both fighting for women’s liberation and
Woolf sees freedom in privacy. She argues for women privacy as she states “In the first place, to have a room of her own, let alone quiet room or a sound-proof room, was out of question…” (12) Woolf believes that a woman must have a room of her own for privacy. She also believes that women must have money to support themselves financially, she claims “Dogs will bark; people will interrupt; money must be made; health will break down” (11). Woolf sees that a woman must free herself from the dependency on men and to support herself financially. While Wollstonecraft was fighting for equality, she sees equality and getting a job is the ultimate liberator for …show more content…
They both agreed on women’s inequality and lack of independency for women. However, they both differed in their approaches and opinions on women’s liberation in society. Wollstonecraft believes that women should have some sort of public life whether through a job or through a public political position. Virginia Woolf believes that the true freedom for women starts at home by having their own private place. Although each one of them had their own priorities and different ways of approaching their audiences, they were both fighting for women’s liberation and