Mary Wollstonecraft - Uma Vindicação dos Direitos da Mulher

This revolutionary and foundational work of feminism is an essential classic on the social role of women. In 1792, inspired by the conquest of the rights of Man in revolutionary France, Mary Wollstonecraft proclaimed loudly and clearly that it was up to the "weaker sex" to take the reins of their destiny and break the chains of submission and ignorance that bound them. In these pages, a courageous battle is waged against a conservative morality that condemned half of humanity to the decorative role of docile companion to man.
In every line of this response to Émile, by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the access to education and work permeates, as a condition of female emancipation, and the idea that, without freedom, there are no social duties to fulfill. "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" retains all its relevance and will continue to influence generations of readers.