Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft: Views on Feminism
Professor: Tina Davidson
Topic
State your topic.
Mary Wollstonecraft and her views on feminism.
Thesis main argument
State your thesis question.
What were Mary Wollstonecraft’s views on feminism?
Restate your question as an argument or the answer to your own question.
Mary Wollstonecraft argued that women were deprived of being equal to men due to certain factors.
Thesis supporting (sub-) argument
List 3 arguments that are essential to prove your main argument.
1) Marriage as legalized prostitution 2) Education 3) Marriage as friendship
Thesis statement
Rewrite your main argument exactly as you wrote it above and the 3 sub-arguments listed above in 1-2 focussed sentences.
Mary Wollstonecraft believed that marriage was the same as legalized prostitution, the idea of education and independence was essential to live a virtuous and moral life, and that marriage should embody friendship and companionship.
Introduction
List several (2-4) points which provide background information which is important to making your argument(s), but which will not be repeated later in the essay.
1) Mary moved around a lot during her childhood, had no real friends and her father was an abusive husband. 2) Meets a girl named Fanny, similar to Mary’s situation except she was educated, teaches Mary to self-educate. 3) Mary has a public affair and says that women shouldn’t get married anymore until the law change (one flesh doctrine) 4) Writes a short book named “Vindication of the Rights of Women”
Rewrite as a short paragraph/a few clear sentences.
Mary Wollstonecraft grew up with an abusive father and moved a great deal during childhood, causing her to not being able to make any real friends and was deprived of family love. Later on, she meets a girl named Fanny, who led a similar life excluding the fact that Fanny had an education and teaches Mary to self-educate. Soon afterwards,
Professor: Tina Davidson
Topic
State your topic.
Mary Wollstonecraft and her views on feminism.
Thesis main argument
State your thesis question.
What were Mary Wollstonecraft’s views on feminism?
Restate your question as an argument or the answer to your own question.
Mary Wollstonecraft argued that women were deprived of being equal to men due to certain factors.
Thesis supporting (sub-) argument
List 3 arguments that are essential to prove your main argument.
1) Marriage as legalized prostitution 2) Education 3) Marriage as friendship
Thesis statement
Rewrite your main argument exactly as you wrote it above and the 3 sub-arguments listed above in 1-2 focussed sentences.
Mary Wollstonecraft believed that marriage was the same as legalized prostitution, the idea of education and independence was essential to live a virtuous and moral life, and that marriage should embody friendship and companionship.
Introduction
List several (2-4) points which provide background information which is important to making your argument(s), but which will not be repeated later in the essay.
1) Mary moved around a lot during her childhood, had no real friends and her father was an abusive husband. 2) Meets a girl named Fanny, similar to Mary’s situation except she was educated, teaches Mary to self-educate. 3) Mary has a public affair and says that women shouldn’t get married anymore until the law change (one flesh doctrine) 4) Writes a short book named “Vindication of the Rights of Women”
Rewrite as a short paragraph/a few clear sentences.
Mary Wollstonecraft grew up with an abusive father and moved a great deal during childhood, causing her to not being able to make any real friends and was deprived of family love. Later on, she meets a girl named Fanny, who led a similar life excluding the fact that Fanny had an education and teaches Mary to self-educate. Soon afterwards,
Bibliography: Works Cited (Wollstonecraft, Mary. “Of the Pernicious Effects Which Arise from the Unnatural Distinctions Established in Society.” A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Peter Edes for Thomas and Andrews ,Boston, 1792. 222.) (Abbey, Ruth. “Back to the Future: Marriage as Friendship in the Thought of Mary Wollstonecraft,” Hypatia. 1999. Volume 14, Issue 3. 78-95) (Field, Corinne. “Made Women of When They are Mere Children,” The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth. Spring 2011. Volume 4. Issue 2. 197-198) (Ford, Thomas H. “Mary Wollstonecraft and the Motherhood of Feminism”, WSQ: Women’s Studies Quarterly. Fall/Winter 2009. Volume 37. Issues 3 & 4, 189-204)