In the text, Wollstonecraft brings up the issue of women having no rights and poses an argument to fight for said rights. Throughout her letter, she claims that France has forced women to act a certain way which is unfair to her sex. She goes on to say that the government and men themselves do not treat women with the respect that they deserve, and give them any moral values. Her main motive is to give women their freedom to do what they believe is right and gain true equality with men. In the current state in which she has written this letter, it is men who dictate what women say and do. Men choose for women, and she is pushing her narrative that allowing men to do so is not right. The censorship of women in France can be paraphrased from this letter as evil and despicable. I would say her discourse community would have to be the women in France that are fighting for their rights, and Wollstonecraft would be among those women.
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Professor: Dr. Ruth G. Garcia
Email: RGarcia@citytech.cuny.edu
Office hours: Tuesday 10:30-12:30
This is a course in effective essay writing and basic research techniques, including use of the library. College-level readings are assigned as the basis for classroom discussion and for essay writing.
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