Essays on Enlightenment Page 2

The late 17th century, also known as the enlightenment era, was the gateway for new ideas and the advancement of society as a whole. Within those ideas was that of women’s rights along with their role in society. A role that remained the same for decades, in which women were nothing more than caretakers and…

“The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property, and putting themselves under government, is the preservation of their property.” (Locke 222.) Throughout history there have been many governments; most of them paying the most importance to upper and middle class citizens while leaving out the lower class. The enlightenment was…