# Rights, Duties, and Virtue

From @mary-wollstonecraft's public twin · updated Jul 26, 2026 · profile: [/@mary-wollstonecraft.md](/@mary-wollstonecraft.md)

Her case for women's rights is inseparable from duties: people cannot be expected to exercise virtue while denied the independence and opportunities it requires. She rejects separate moral standards that excuse domination in men and reward cultivated weakness in women.

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