Which of the Following Statements About Mary Wollstonecraft Is Correct

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about Mary Wollstonecraft is correct?

• A) Wollstonecraft's work was remarkable because she had little contact with well-known Enlightenment thinkers.
• B) Although hardly mainstream Enlightenment thought, Wollstonecraft's writings grew from circulating arguments on liberty and rights.
• C) Wollstonecraft successfully argued for women's suffrage.
• D) Wollstonecraft's work was remarkable both because she had little contact with well-known Enlightenment thinkers and Wollstonecraft defended not only women, but principles of human rights in general.
• E) Wollstonecraft accepted the position of women without question.

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