SSC MTS 2025 · PYQ · Reading Comprehension · medium
What central argument does Wollstonecraft make in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman?
A.Women are by nature fit for the house and should not engage in the intellect, as the quest for knowledge would disturb the social order
B.Women's education is a necessity for their active and equal participation in society, thus overthrowing the male-dominated social structure✓ Correct
C.Women ought to recognize their inferior position as a natural obligation and therefore should not dispute the current social order
D.The advancement of society is dependent on the confinement of women to domestic roles and the maintenance of the male-dominated structure
Explanation
Wollstonecraft's central argument was that women's lack of education kept them in a secondary position, and that education was the key to enabling women's equal participation in society.
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