Mary Wollstonecraft vs. Edmund Burke (Women and the French Revolution: Part 4)

[@nerdinadress5717]

Fun fact: Mary Wollestonecraft's daughter, Mary Shelly, is the author of Frankenstein.

[@KittredgeRitter]

Mary was her daughter. Hm that's interesting. Maybe that's a projection of how Frankensteines monster is really feminism. "What's silent in the mother speaks in the daughter."

[@johngray9434]

Ultra Nationalist ?? The monster was the symbol of revolution as both the anti-jacobins and the jacobins would have been the first to agree

[@brianfinnegan664]

Yep I only found this out recently and her husband was the preeminent philosopher on the topic of anarchy. Can't rem his name

[@jacobbau8328]

@@KittredgeRitter Thats legit so stupid

[@BenjaminOrthodox]

the modern prometheus.

[@1oddwaterlily]

Hi. Actually Wollstonecraft was not the first European to write a book-long treatise on the rights of women. In 1673 François Poullain de La Barre wrote "De l’Égalité des deux sexes, discours physique et moral où l’on voit l’importance de se défaire des préjugés".

[@graysonguinn1943]

We live in a society - Tom “gamer” Richey

[@Aya-xk7sy]

this is the morning of my exam and you're literally a life saver! you're great at explaining

[@lilliansunshine7499]

My Euro class just finished an Enlightment Salon(Legit a week ago I was waving around a homemade copy of the Vindication of the Rights of Women), which basically we all had to pick a philosophe to impersonate and we discussed Enlightenment things over two days. It was my good luck to pick Mary Wollstonecraft with nothing else to go on other than a vague notion that she was a feminist. She is an awesome awesome person I would like to add that in order to get it out as soon as possible, her publisher and close friend Joseph Johnson printed each page as soon as she wrote it. In the middle of the process she broke down with nerves, and after seeing her state Johnson told her not to worry, he'd dispose of the work- which invigorated her to finish it. She actually went to Paris in 1789 to observe the French Rev before everything got all Robes Pierre-y That's where she met the father of her first child, Gilbert Imlay, who eventually broke her heart. She tried to commit suicide twice after that before picking up the pieces and moving on (her epic romance with William Godwin after that was what created Frankenstein writer Mary Shelley), which leads me to her best quote, and one of my favorite quotes of all time, “it appears to me impossible that I shall cease to exist, or that this active, restless spirit, equally alive to joy and sorrow, should only be organized dust. Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable-and life is more than a dream.” I could go on about Mary Wollstonecraft all day, she is amazing and worth further research

[@laurelcrown9293]

@Isaac Torres Pastrana Three years late and so am I!

[@brianfinnegan664]

She certainly was a great person, a true feminist, not like the shreaking blue haired morons we have today

[@lilliansunshine7499]

@@brianfinnegan664 she was a radical then and I'm sure if she were raised in today's society she would be a radical now and I should be so lucky to be in her wailing azure shadow

[@sithersproductions]

edmund burke is a master

[@mariavalente6304]

Really like your channel. There is any book on women in the French Revolution where we can get more information?

[@GriotXArt]

You just saved my life. I feel more ready for my Political Theory test tomorrow.

[@analogia_entis]

As you state things, she did a horrible disservice to her own cause !! and Burke was not a Conservative, he was a Whig , this is the same mistake that people make about John Henry Newman To be anti-Liberal is in no way equatable to conservative, it can be Libertarian

[@monolith94]

Reading about the French Revolution was one of the factors that helped me abandon belief in political leftism.

[@anuranbhattacharya9938]

And made me a Conservative

[@xmasterdeepx]

monolith94 any book recomendations about the french revolution or the reign of terror etc?

[@anuranbhattacharya9938]

@@xmasterdeepx You can try reading "Revelations on the revolution in France" by Edmund Burke himself

[@loyalwestbriton5410]

Reading about socialism and liberalism helped me abandoned republicanism and became a Irish Loyalist

[@Pan_Z]

@xmasterdeepx Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France is a hard read. There are some other options, such as: Burke vs Paine by Yuval Levin. He has a lecture up on KZbin on Hillsdale College's channel, which provides a good summary. Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France by the KZbin channel Founder's Club is excellent as well.

[@AnCoilean]

My brother lives near to where Burke was raised in Dublin

[@tomrichey]

Sean may not be cool, but THAT is cool!

[@wenbacik]

The French Revolution was not the first time women became politically active. Millenia of queens and women's political interest groups existed before the French Revolution.

[@narelleniciauskas2199]

This lecture series inspired me for my history essay (I'm a french feminist philosophy student and taking history as an elective). I got a high distinction :) Thanks.

[@sithersproductions]

+Narelle Niciauskas hahahahaha feminism is a joke

[@zachroberts6068]

+sithersproductions You're the joke here, buddy.

[@sithersproductions]

Zachary Roberts says the sanders supporter lol Burke is a beast

[@harshitabhuyan8892]

I have a question about 1st wave of feminism, can we say that French revolution played a major role in the birth of the 1st wave feminism?

[@lolitamorris2943]

I found his video looking for another, I'm so glad I did. I enjoy it and the others. Me encanta, lo encontré por casualidad buscando otro video, estoy muy contenta de haberlo visto y me suscribí al canal Muy agradecida.

[@puks7777]

So glad to have found your channel. Love your work :)

[@tomrichey]

Pooja Karki So glad you found my channel! And thanks! :D

[@francis5239]

yooo that trasition was clean af tho.

[@daebaksbuttmoon6022]

I can't believe I'm watching this at 12:43am out of entertainment 😂

[@drb8786]

Me too

[@patharvard]

That’s quite a stretch to say that that was the first time that women began standing up for their rights, particularly as their have been and continue to be matriarchal societies. In many patriarchal societies, women had rights. In ancient societies, commoners, male and female, had only the rights afforded them by the monarchy, who could be kings or queens.

[@PoseidonXIII]

Mary Wollstonecraft is my favorite!

[@Pan_Z]

Burke's view was not popular in 1791. The reason it became significant is because of how prescient Burke was. Wollstonecraft & Paine, who both refuted Burke, looked like fools when the Revolution became violent.

[@analogia_entis]

Yes, true, though I think W. as excellent in her ways. She didn't grasp what Burke was opposing and Paine was actually oblivious

[@missmaryyyjane]

How might Burke attempt to refute Wollstonecraft ???

[@imperialias3084]

Excellent concepts and exquisite oratory,simply admirable!

[@L8NiteGamer]

Hey Mr. Richey, I was wonder if you have, or can make a video on The Declaration of Independence, and what the Declaration of Independence's statement was and what it did for freedom in that time and now, and comparing the similarities of Thomas Jefferson and John Locke. Something dedicated to Unalienable Rights I guess. I'll be graduating high school later this year, and plan on writing something for graduation, about Freedom, Free Will, and Unalienable Rights. I have an idea how I want to go with it, I would just love to see your input! Thanks Mr. Richey for your time. Awesome videos by the way, they have really helped!

[@tomrichey]

Lucius Washington I made an informal video over the summer that's titled "The Pursuit of Happiness." I'm a huge Jefferson fan and, like him, a staunch advocate for economic freedom. I hope it's something akin to what you're looking for!

[@tomrichey]

Lucius Washington Also, be sure to check out my lecture on John Stuart Mill.

[@L8NiteGamer]

Tom Richey Awesome! Thank you so much Mr. Richey! I too am a advocate for economic freedom. Studying history and having Jefferson and Washington as my heroes brought me to it.

[@elenalindquist2148]

5th period AP Euro class says hello

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

As usual, Burke was correct.

[@RomanusVII]

The “B” in “Burke” stands for “Based”

[@janeaustencentre]

Mary Wollstonecraft was pretty amazing. Although she outraged much of society and was famously called "a hyena in petticoats"! Read more about her here: www.janeausten.co.uk/mary-wollstonecraftthe-first-of-the-modern-feminists/

[@Anicius_]

Read her letter to burke. She was called that because she challenged men and harmed their ego and in her words "the horse laugh" that they raise.

[@avneetrandhawa6603]

you're like a poor man's Matt Damon

[@tomrichey]

+Avneet Randhawa Not sure whether to say thanks or to take offense... but in any case I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@newchannelname3395]

U support the IRA

[@newchannelname3395]

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[@SuperBrictson]

Hahahahah it depends what he meant... In looks, we could say it's a compliment but in acting, you should kick his ass 'cause he kind of sucks xD not the worst but seriously, why does he always get the protagonic roles without deserving them and a Oscar nomination just for the shitty Sci-Fi The Martians? Really?

[@susrisangitamishra1254]

Thank a lot. Very helpful video

[@rhaskins2054]

For a European book discussing the capability and deserved rights of women, what about Christine de Pizan's City of Ladies (1405)? Also, they were various organised women's political actions, including large marches on Parliament, in the UK during (and after) the civil war in the 1600s.

[@Jesica1swhtx]

Great Help ! !

[@hildaleung9848]

thank you so much! your explanation is wonderful :)

[@writeract2]

Thank u, nice concise info, like ur tweed jacket.

[@tomrichey]

Thanks! :D

[@Kelly-ke7fv]

thanks for basically providing everything for my paper trich

[@tomrichey]

+Kelly Always a pleasure, KelDav!

[@c0nstantine320]

These new multiple choice questions are killing me baaaah

[@KittredgeRitter]

Inherited natural. What's the difference? We're talking about the same thing here.

[@noirnyrula07]

Are there any more women who were guillotined except 4 that you talked about ?

[@AnCoilean]

Ireland Ireland Ireland

[@jiyaupadhyay4627]

OMG you're too good

[@mr.jakirhosenronnyronny4705]

Loveable

[@ellenturvin4414]

Roll Tide!! I'm from Alabama also.

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