What Mary Wollstonecraft thinks about simplicity

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English moral and political philosopher (1759 to 1797); author of A Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790) and A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792).

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2 dated positions, c. 1787 to c. 1792, in their own words. Our reading of what Mary Wollstonecraft has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. c. 1792

   Our readingIndependence is the great blessing of life and the basis of every virtue

   Their wordsIndependence I have long considered as the grand blessing of life, the basis of every virtue; and independence I will ever secure by contracting my wants, though I were to live on a barren heath.

   ↗A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792)gutenberg.org All 20 from this book

3. c. 1787

   Our readingDress should adorn the person without rivalling it, and need not be expensive

   Their wordsDress ought to adorn the person, and not rival it. It may be simple, elegant, and becoming, without being expensive; and ridiculous fashions disregarded, while singularity is avoided.

   ↗Thoughts on the Education of Daughters (1787)gutenberg.org All 18 from this book