A Vindication of Rights of Woman vs The Feminine Mystique: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Droits, Social and moral questions, Femmes, Feminism, Social conditions, Women
A Vindication of Rights of Woman
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From Goodreads: Writing in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France, Mary Wollstonecraft produced her own declaration of female independence in 1792. Passionate and…
The Feminine Mystique
“The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women.”
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Landmark, groundbreaking, classic―these adjectives barely do justice to the pioneering vision and lasting impact of The Feminine Mystique. Published in 1963, it gave a pitch-perfect description of “the problem that has…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Feminine Mystique has the widest readership — 31964 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Vindication of Rights of Woman | The Feminine Mystique | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (31964) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 5.0 (6) |
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Reception
| A Vindication of Rights of Woman | The Feminine Mystique | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10 | 31964 |
| Editions | 309 | 52 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 7727 |
| Pages | — | 386 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Vindication of Rights of Woman or The Feminine Mystique?
The Feminine Mystique has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Feminine Mystique 3.9/5, A Vindication of Rights of Woman 3.7/5).
Which is harder to read: A Vindication of Rights of Woman or The Feminine Mystique?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Vindication of Rights of Woman: Demanding; The Feminine Mystique: Moderate.