Discuss how Wollstonecraft uses religious and theological concepts such as providence, reason as the “emanation of divinity,” creation in the “image of God,” and immortality of the soul to support equality and the rights of women. How does she combine this divine
reference point with an emphasis on reforms in education and the right to develop one’s God-given faculties? How does Wollstonecraft see this divine potential for the development of reason and virtue as either supported or blocked by existing attitudes toward upbringing, education, and life-path for women (and men)? How does Wollstonecraft contribute to the themes of cultivating reason and virtue in ways that go beyond Kant?
