In this letter, Mary Wollstonecraft is writing to Talleyrand-Perigord, a former bishop in France. She heavily emphasizes on the rights of women and involves education. In addition, she notes the inequality between men and women in France. Women are not given the freedom to seek education as they have to fit in to the social norm. An example would be becoming a housewife. Women are expected to serve their families while men can have the freedom to be educated and do a variety of things. In Wollstonecraft’s letter, she says, “Fighting for the rights of women, my main argument is built on this simple principle: If woman isn’t fitted by education to become man’s companion, she will stop the progress of knowledge, because truth must be common to all; if it isn’t it won’t be able to influence how people in general behave. And how can woman be expected to cooperate if she doesn’t know why she ought to be virtuous? if freedom doesn’t strengthen her reason until she understands her duty and sees how it is connected with her real good?” Wollstonecraft emphasizes that women should also have the opportunity to be educated. If she is restricted in doing so, women will not be able to connect with other people. In addition she also encourages women to take on governmental jobs. Wollstonecraft’s discourse community can be identified as women who do not have equal rights as men in France.