The Reflections of Mary Wollstonecraft’s a Vindication of the Rights of Woman on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

Feminism, the idea that supports the equality between men and women, occured in the beginning of the nineteenth century.The nineteenth century, in other words the Victorian Period, is considered as the period of conflicts especially for women and their position, as it can be seen in the works of that era.On the one hand, there are women who are oppressed by patriarchy, but on the other hand there is a group of women who raise their voices against it.Without doubt Mary Wollstonecraft is one of the pioneers of those women who are against patriarchy and her book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is considered as one of the first recorded books of feminism.In later years Jane Austen, who is one of the distinguished female writers of English Literature, joins in that group of women by mirroring the women's issues in her works.This writing evaluates the reflections of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman on Pride an Prejudice by Jane Austen through giving information about the status of women in the Victorian Period.