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The Spread of the Enlightenment

Question 10 • 26/27 Modern World History A

Which philosopher advocated economic, social, and political equality for women?

Answer
A
Locke
B
Rousseau
C
Voltaire
D
Wollstonecraft

Explanation

Mary Wollstonecraft argued that women should have equal rights and opportunities in economic, social, and political life. In her work A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, she challenged the idea that women were naturally inferior and called for their education and independence. Locke, Rousseau, and Voltaire are associated with Enlightenment ideas, but Wollstonecraft is the philosopher who specifically advocated equality for women.

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