Living in mid 18th century Britain, Mary Wollstonecraft promoted women’s rights heavily, even writing several books on the subject. One of her major qualms was the education of women. Her belief was that women would be respected more if they had a better education. In her era, the common woman had no education available, and the education of ladies was poor and humiliating compared with that of a man. Historically, women were always treated inferiorly to men because males, physically stronger than women (obviously), insisted on subjugating their weaker counterparts unnecessarily. Mary wanted women to be respected not only for their beauty but for their their intelligence. Notably, ladies were known to be fanciful, pretty, and dumb. Mary Wollstonecraft, who did not enjoy the reputation of women at her time, compared the minds of women to flowers to prove her point that the average woman’s mind was rather feeble. “The conduct and manners of women, in fact, evidently prove that their minds are not in a healthy state; for, like the flowers which are planted in too rich a soil, strength and usefulness are sacrificed for beauty; and the flaunting leaves, after having pleased a fastidious eye, fade, disregarded on the stalk, long before the season when they ought to have arrived at maturity,” (A Vindication of the Rights of Woman). Mary Wollstonecraft strongly supported the rights of women and believed that a better education would greatly improve their position in society.