Wollstonecraft was the first to call for gender equality, over 250 years ago, when she challenged the male philosophers and politicians of the time, including Burke and Rousseau. As a key Enlightenment philosopher, her ideas on justice and education have become core values here in Britain and beyond. Mary Wollstonecraft was neither privileged nor formally educated, but she achieved greatness and became a leader of ideas in her own time. Statues of those she influenced, including Millicent Fawcett, Thomas Paine and William Gladstone, will stand proud in our squares. Please join our call to break the “bronze ceiling” and celebrate the extraordinary life and legacy of Mary Wollstonecraft.

Source: The Guardian March 07, 2018 06:56 UTC