One of the oldest works of feminist philosophy is A Vindication of the
Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects (1792).
According to Mary Wollstonecraft, women should get an education
appropriate to their social standing.Wollstonecraft addresses the
political and educational philosophers of the 18th century who opposed
women receiving an education. She contends that women should receive an
education appropriate to their standing in society since they teach the
country's children and because they have the potential to be
"companions" to their husbands rather than mere wives. Wollstonecraft
asserts that women are human beings deserving of the same fundamental
rights as men, rejecting the idea that they are decorations for society
or something to be exchanged in marriage.Wollstonecraft uses a variety
of parallels to convey the situation of women in society.