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FOR ACTUAL TEXT of Mary Wollstonecraft's *A Vindication of the Rights of Woman* USE CLOSED CAPTIONS—Links to discussed topics can be found below the timecodes.
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FULL SERIES: bit.ly/craftlit-vindication
00:00 Intro notes
01:56 Understanding MW's Annotations
05:02 Note 1 on Islam - PBS LINK: https://to.pbs.org/49mmu6H
05:44 Sura Ghafir 40:40
06:17 Note on Islam 2
07:03 Define: Providence
08:00 Notes on Genesis and Creation
10:07 Definition: Sensual
11:01 Virtue and Mortality in MWs View
12:22 Define: Positive
14:23 CHAPTER TWO TEXT: A Vindication on the Rights of Woman
14:30 The Prevailing Opinion of a Sexual Character Discussed
16:07 Women's Education and Virtue
18:09 Critique of Rousseau and Other Authors
28:16 The Superficial Knowledge of Women and Soldiers
31:51 The Impact of Standing Armies
34:57 The Tyranny of Sensualists
35:32 Rousseau's Unnatural Sophia
42:28 Post-chapter Footnotes
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Not Discussed Today, But Useful Now & In Future Episodes
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More links and info on MW's death can be found at the end of this post.
Not Wollstonecraft, but also good to know... Bot Army—Irksome Humans May Not Be Human My response:
Ages ago, there was a Twitter bot that you could forward a tweet to and get a reading of a % chance whether or not the tweet came from a bot. I used it all the time—and calmed down A LOT. Then it disappeared.
Does anyone else remember using something like that?
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MW's Death Trigger Warning: Women's Healthcare—Placental sepsis
Placental sepsis led to the death of Mary Wollstonecraft in 1797 after she gave birth to her daughter Mary Godwin. It is now more commonly known as puerperal sepsis or postpartum sepsis. This condition is an infection that occurs after childbirth. In the past, it was a major cause of maternal deaths related to childbirth, especially before modern hygiene practices and antibiotics became available.
Global Situation Today:
- Maternal sepsis remains a serious issue and is still a significant cause of maternal deaths around the world.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that maternal sepsis accounts for about 10% of all maternal deaths globally. It tends to be more common in areas where many births happen at home, there are not enough skilled healthcare workers, and healthcare systems are weak.
Historical Background:
During Wollstonecraft's time, doctors often worked in unhygienic environments and did not yet understand germs. Consequently, infections after childbirth were sadly common and often turned deadly.
- Peer Reviewed Journal Articles on Placental Sepsis: Cambridge: https://bit.ly/4f3Absz; AIMDR: https://bit.ly/4gicca2; Incidences of: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6903710/
-Trigger Warning: Details on MW's death: bit.ly/craftlit-MWs-death
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