In January 1792, the English writer Mary Wollstonecraft published in London A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, a book written in six weeks in reply to a French report that denied girls an education equal to boys'. She argued that women are not naturally inferior to men but appear so because they are denied education, and that society should treat them as rational beings, with equal chances in education, work and politics. Though attacked in her time, her book became a founding text of feminism. She died in 1797 days after giving birth to her daughter, Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein.
Before and after
- 5 December 1791Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 26 December 1791Birth of Charles Babbage
- 1792Publication of La Marseillaise
- 1792Publication of Dream of the Red Chamber
- 1792Mary Wollstonecraft publishes A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
- 29 February 1792Birth of Gioachino Rossini
- 7 March 1792Birth of John Frederick William Herschel
- from 20 April 1792 to 20 November 1815Coalition Wars
- from 20 April 1792 to 18 October 1797War of the First Coalition
More in Society, economy & sport
- 1823Origins of rugby union
- 26 October 1863The Football Association is founded in London
- 4 June 1880Introduction of Bulgarian lev
- 19 September 1893New Zealand becomes the first country where women vote
- 1903Origins of Major League Baseball
- 23 December 1913Founding of Federal Reserve System
The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 18th century.