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,AU?OR 3 ,M>Y ,WOLL/ONECRAFT 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,W,R,O,N,G,S ,( ,W,O,M,A,N1 LIKE ! WRONGS ( ! OPPRESS$ P>T ( MANK9D1 MAY BE DEEM$ NECESS>Y BY !IR OPPRESSORS3 BUT SURELY !RE >E A FEW1 :O WILL D>E TO ADVANCE BE=E ! IMPROVEM5T ( ! AGE1 & GRANT ?AT MY SKET*ES >E NOT ! ABORTION ( A DI/EMP]$ FANCY1 OR ! /RONG DEL9EATIONS ( A W\ND$ HE>T4 

,9 WRIT+ ?IS NOVEL1 ,I HAVE RA!R 5DEAVOR$ TO P\RTRAY PASSIONS ?AN MANN]S4 

,9 MANY 9/ANCES ,I C\LD HAVE MADE ! 9CID5TS MORE DRAMATIC1 W\LD ,I HAVE SACRIFIC$ MY MA9 OBJECT1 ! DESIRE ( EXHIBIT+ ! MIS]Y & OPPRESSION1 PECULI> TO WOM51 ?AT >ISE \T ( ! P>TIAL LAWS & CU/OMS ( SOCIETY4 

,9 ! 9V5TION ( ! /ORY1 ?IS VIEW RE/RA9$ MY FANCY2 & ! HI/ORY \<T RA!R TO BE CONSID]$1 AS ( WOMAN1 ?AN ( AN 9DIVIDUAL4 

,! S5TIM5TS ,I HAVE EMBODI$4 

,9 MANY WORKS ( ?IS SPECIES1 ! H]O IS ALL[$ TO BE MORTAL1 & TO BECOME WISE & VIRTU\S AS WELL AS HAPPY1 BY A TRA9 ( EV5TS & CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,! H]O9ES1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 >E TO BE BORN IMMACULATE1 & TO ACT LIKE GODDESSES ( WISDOM1 JU/ COME =? HI<LY F9I%$ ,M9]VAS FROM ! HEAD ( ,JOVE4 

.<,! FOLL[+ IS AN EXTRACT ( A LETT] FROM ! AU?OR TO A FRI5D1 TO :OM %E COMMUNICAT$ H] MANUSCRIPT4.> 

,= MY P>T1 ,I CANNOT SUPPOSE ANY SITUATION MORE DI/RESS+1 ?AN = A WOMAN ( S5SIBILITY1 ) AN IMPROV+ M9D1 TO BE B\ND TO SU* A MAN AS ,I HAVE DESCRIB$ = LIFE2 OBLIG$ TO R5\NCE ALL ! HUMANIZ+ AFFECTIONS1 & TO AVOID CULTIVAT+ H] TA/E1 LE/ H] P]CEPTION ( GRACE & REF9EM5T ( S5TIM5T1 %\LD %>P5 TO AGONY ! PANGS ( DISAPPO9TM5T4 ,LOVE1 9 :I* ! IMAG9ATION M+LES ITS BEWIT*+ COLOR+1 MU/ BE FO/]$ BY DELICACY4 ,I %\LD DESPISE1 OR RA!R CALL H] AN ORD9>Y WOMAN1 :O C\LD 5DURE SU* A HUSB& AS ,I HAVE SKET*$4 

,!SE APPE> TO ME 7MATRIMONIAL DESPOTISM ( HE>T & CONDUCT7 TO BE ! PECULI> ,WRONGS ( ,WOMAN1 BECAUSE !Y DEGRADE ! M9D4 ,:AT >E T]M$ GREAT MIS=TUNES1 MAY MORE =CIBLY IMPRESS ! M9D ( COMMON READ]S2 !Y HAVE MORE ( :AT MAY JU/LY BE T]M$ /AGE-EFFECT2 BUT IT IS ! DEL9EATION ( F9] S5SATIONS1 :I*1 9 MY OP9ION1 CON/ITUTES ! M]IT ( \R BE/ NOVELS4 ,?IS IS :AT ,I HAVE 9 VIEW2 & TO %[ ! WRONGS ( DIFF]5T CLASSES ( WOM51 EQUALLY OPPRESSIVE1 ?\<1 FROM ! DIFF]5CE ( $UCATION1 NECESS>ILY V>I\S4 

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