The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
Early feminist philosopher
Attributed, though exact source and specific phrasing vary. Often associated with Plutarch, but Wollstonecraft's writings reflect similar sentiment.
1792 (approx.)
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"A great many women and men, too, make a point of never thinking about a subject without having taken a side first."
Humorous"I am not arguing for the rights of women but for the rights of humanity."
Humorous"Women are systematically degraded by receiving the trivial attentions which men think it manly to pay to the sex, when, in fact, they are insultingly supporting their own superiority."
Controversial"Women are told from their infancy, and taught by the example of their mothers, that a little knowledge of human weakness, justly termed cunning, softness of temper, outward obedience, and a scrupulous…"
Controversial"I am not a mere plaything, but a companion."
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