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Quotation from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
“Make them free, and they will quickly become wise and virtuous, as men become more so”
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Ch. 12 (Project Gutenberg text)
Her claim that the improvement of the sexes must be mutual.
Citation: "Make them free, and they will quickly become wise and virtuous, as men become more so" — Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Ch. 12 (Project Gutenberg text). (id vindication-of-the-rights-of-woman-q8)
Portrait: Mary Wollstonecraft by John Opie (c. 1797), John Opie, Public domain.
