Section: English Language & Composition

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In paragraph one, Wollstonecraft is encouraging women to do what?

1. Embrace traditional feminine attributes.
2. Reject traditional feminine attributes in favor of healthy mind and body.
3. Use traditional feminine attributes to manipulate men.
4. Turn a cold shoulder to women who are exemplary of traditional feminine attributes.
5. Be reserved and obedient to men.

Answer 1 is wrong because it implies that there is nothing wrong with being "traditionally feminine." Answer 3 fails because it implies that there is some merit in traditional feminine attributes if one knows how to use them advantageously. Answer 4 is wrong because Wollstonecraft's purpose is not to bury her fellow woman but to lift her up. Answer 5 is the complete opposite of what she's trying to say. Only Answer 2 is correct because it draws directly from the paragraph and encourages healthy body and mind.