A Feminine Revolution

Woman's rights have changed immensely in the past two hundred years. Mary Wollstonecraft opened a huge door when writing A Vindication of the Rights of Woman where she plainly stated that woman can be equal to men if giving the proper opportunity for education. The men of that time had degraded woman to insignificant objects of desire. The only way a woman of that time could establish herself or move up in society was to be born into an established family or marry into one. Beauty only lasts so long before age and gravity settles in so the time range in which a woman could move up in society was short. Since this dark age woman have made some serious changes. Education has played a serious role in the social change of the woman kind, from being child bearing property to professional ladies(in some cases). Our job description can intel more than just petty shopkeepers and nurses. We now can be most anything a male can be. Two hundred years ago I wouldn't have had a chance to serve in the Navy. Two hundred years ago I defiantly wouldn't have been teaching men how to clean and shoot their guns. My personal job description as a United States Navy Gunners Mate, second class, proves how far woman have come today. None of what I have accomplished in my life could have been possible without the personal sacrifices of woman such as Mary Wollstonecraft.