Nothing, I am sure, calls forth the faculties so much as the being obliged to struggle with the world.

Mary Wollstonecraft

Thoughts on the Education of Daughters

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Topic

Benefits of adversity

Author

Mary Wollstonecraft

Source

Thoughts on the Education of Daughters

Language

English

Time

1787 1780s 18th century

Occupation

Feminist Philosopher Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Wollstonecraft, Mary. "Matrimony." Thoughts on the Education of Daughters. London: Joseph Johnson, 1787.

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Wollstonecraft, Mary. "Thoughts on the Education of Daughters." The Works of Mary Wollstonecraft, edited by Marilyn Butler and Janet Todd. Vol. 4, Routledge, 2020.

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Topic
Checks and balances Separation of powers Political theory Politics

Author

James Madison
Source
Federalist 51 The Federalist Papers
Medium
Essay
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1788 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
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Original Citation

Madison, James [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 51, The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments." New York Packet, 8 Feb. 1788.

Current Citation

Madison, James. "No. 51: How to maintain: make the parts check each other. Also, a federal system divides power further.--Madison (or Hamilton)." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.