Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“I do not wish them to have power over men; but over themselves.”
- Date
- 1792
Meaning of “I do not wish them to have power…”
The sentence defines empowerment as self-command rather than domination, centering education, judgment, and personal agency as the basis of freedom.
Where does it come from?
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman; Wollstonecraft distinguishes equality and self-government from power over others.
