A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

why does she begin attacking property

Wollstonecraft begins by attacking property, or the respect paid to it. What does she mean? Does she sustain that line of thought throughout the piece?

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Property is owned largely by men and it becomes a metaphor for the ownership of women by men.

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