Why does he believe that this is the law of nature

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A. Read "Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Mary Wollstonecraft on Women's Nature and Education" on page 569 and answer all the questions in the box provided.

1. How does Rousseau derive his ideas about women's appropriate role in society from his observations about "the union of the sexes," and why does he believe that this is the "law of nature"? What does Wollstonecraft mean when she criticizes writers like Rousseau for giving "a sex to morals"? What arguments does she use to oppose such views?

2. Rousseau and Wollstonecraft differed greatly in their ideas on the essential characteristics of men and women and, as a consequence, on the type of education each sex should receive. For all their differences, are there any issues on which they agree?

B. Read "Malachy Postlethwayt and Olaudah Equiano on the Abolition of Slavery" on page 571 and answer all the questions in the comment box provided.

1. What contrast does Postlethwayt draw between the treatment of African people under slavery and in their home countries? What conclusion does he draw from this contrast?

2. To whom does Equiano address his appeal for abolition of the slave trade? What economic reasons does he provide for trading goods rather than slaves with Africa?

Book Source: A History of World Societies Volume B from 800 to 1815 by McKay

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