Project Gutenberg 2010-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 191 Condorcet, Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de 1743 1794 Caritat, Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de, marquis de Condorcet De Caritat, Jean-Antoine-Nicolas, marquis de Condorcet Vickery, Alice Drysdale 1844 1929 Drysdale-Vickery, Alice The first essay on the political rights of women Produced by Meredith Bach, Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images of public domain material generously made available by The Online Library of Liberty.) "The First Essay on the Political Rights of Women" by Condorcet is a significant treatise advocating for women's enfranchisement, written during the late 18th century. This book is a political essay that seeks to address the inequalities faced by women in relation to citizenship and legal rights. It emerges from the broader discourse of the Enlightenment, reflecting the emerging ideals of equality and justice during that time. In this essay, Condorcet argues against the exclusion of women from political rights, asserting that both men and women possess equal natural rights derived from their shared humanity. He critiques the societal norms that uphold gender inequality and posits that women's exclusion from citizenship is both unjust and fundamentally illogical. Condorcet highlights various historical examples to demonstrate that women can govern and contribute to society as competently as men. He contends that the law not only denies rights to women but also perpetuates their subordination, suggesting that true progress in society cannot occur while such inequalities exist. The essay ultimately calls for recognition and granting of political rights to women, framing it as a crucial step towards societal improvement and justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Women -- Suffrage JF Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Politics 53788 2025-08-13T04:57:31.664683 text/html 51223 2021-01-06T06:39:17 text/html 111274 2025-08-13T04:57:37.352657 application/epub+zip 109743 2025-08-13T04:57:35.064692 application/epub+zip 81685 2025-08-13T04:57:33.871717 application/epub+zip 290421 2025-08-13T04:57:39.056656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280593 2025-08-13T04:57:36.591678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237454 2022-09-14T12:34:47.458469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44999 2025-08-13T04:57:31.397685 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44896 2021-01-06T06:39:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44827 2021-01-06T06:39:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44818 2021-01-06T06:39:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24068 2025-08-13T04:57:39.203657 application/rdf+xml 21969 2025-08-13T04:57:34.368699 image/jpeg 4597 2025-08-13T04:57:34.122670 image/jpeg 17044 2021-01-06T06:39:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 16996 2021-01-06T06:39:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 19027 2021-01-06T06:39:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 16970 2021-01-06T06:39:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 110284 2025-08-13T04:57:31.670714 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia