Feminist Studies Of Mary Wollstonecraft

In18th century, Feminism produced in Britain,from its produce, it has arousedstrong repercussions and it has been spread widely, it has a profound impact on thedevelopment of world women’s movement and the cause of human rights.The founder of the feminism was Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) in Britain,she was known as the “modern feminist pioneer”, she was a British philosophlist andEducationist,too. Domestic scholars study her are mostly from the field of ethics, Iattempts to use the method of historical contextualism, from the social and historicalbackground, the content of feminism, the ways of feminist realization four aspects inthis paper to discourse her feminism.This thesis is divided in to introduction and four chapters. This article is dividedin introduction and four chapters,I’ll show why I select this subject, show two kindtranslations of feminism, I’ll review on the Wallstonecraft’s research status at homeand abroad and show what I want to do.There are six parts in the artical.The first chapter explores the background of Wollstonecraft feminisim formative.There is a relationship between the emerge of her feminism and her PersonalExperience in the inequality aristocratic society of British in the18th, Such as aunhappy family environment, the effect of good teachers and helpful friends, and as aeditors of the “analysis”, Enlightenment rationality and the view of human rightsand the Scotland enlightenment thinkers on social evolution and ethics had a affect forher feminism emerge.The second chapter analyses the content of Feminism. First dicourseWollstonecraft’s social gender views. She thought that the inferior status of womenwas the result of unequal system settings and traditional female norms,it wasnecessary for us to abolished hierarchy and abandon the traditional norms on women.Secondly, discusses Wollstonecraft’s views of religion. She envisages the relationshipbetween people and god is based on the accurate reason, women also has a soul and arationality what god give them, marriage is a kind relationship of retionality, equalityand freedom. She initiate parent-child relationship with rationality, equality andrequest divorce right. The third chapter investigates the realization way of Wollstonecraft’s feminism.Wollstonecraft thought the equal rights of education, employment right, right ofpolitical participation as the approachs of realize her feminism.The fourth chapter analyses she influences in Britain and other countries ofEurope, especially she influences on the feminism and women’s Liberationmovement.In the rest of the conclusion, I’ll reflection Wollstonecraft’s feminism. Wollston-ecraft was influenced by the Priori reason, her thoughts was radical, her idea offighting for women’s rights is of immeasurable significance on the promotion humangender equality. But she also has the tendency of ignore the female special talents,times was changed, we should defend the basic rights of women, respect for women’sunique features fully.