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Question

Who wrote that "Women should acquire human virtues by the same means as men, instead of being educated like a fanciful kind of half being"?

The correct answer is
Mary Wollstonecraft

Quote Attribution and Women's Education

The quote, "Women should acquire human virtues by the same means as men, instead of being educated like a fanciful kind of half being," is famously associated with **Mary Wollstonecraft**.

Wollstonecraft, a prominent writer and advocate of women's rights, argued passionately for the importance of rational education for women. She believed that denying women equal educational opportunities hindered not only their personal development but also the progress of society and family life.

  • The quote highlights Wollstonecraft's core argument against the superficial education often afforded to women in her era.
  • She championed the idea that women are rational beings deserving the same intellectual and moral development as men.
  • This perspective was central to her influential work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792).

Therefore, the correct identification of the author of this statement is Mary Wollstonecraft.

The correct option is B.

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