The Enlightenment thinker who argued for women's rights and education authored which work?

• A. The Wealth of Nations
• B. The Social Contract
• C. The Prince
• D. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Answer: (D)

Expanding Enlightenment ideals to include women's rights through education. Mary Wollstonecraft argues that women deserve the same educational opportunities as men because reason and virtue are universal, not limited by gender. In A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, published in 1792, she contends that women are rational beings whose development and participation in society depend on access to proper education. By challenging the notion that women are naturally inferior and showing how education equips women to contribute as moral agents and citizens, she places women squarely within the Enlightenment project of expanding human rights. The other works listed focus on economics, political theory, or statecraft rather than on women's rights or education, so they don’t address the question in the same way.