“There never will be complete

equality until women themselves
help to make laws and elect
lawmakers.”
―Susan B. Anthony, 1897
Which of the following
Enlightenment thinkers would
have been most likely to agree
with this statement?
Rousseau
Wollstonecraft
Voltaire
Locke

1 answer

The Enlightenment thinker who would have been most likely to agree with Susan B. Anthony's statement is Mary Wollstonecraft. Wollstonecraft is known for her advocacy of women's rights and gender equality, particularly in her work "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman," where she argues for women's education and their role in society, including in governance.

In contrast, Rousseau, Voltaire, and Locke had different views on gender roles and the place of women in society, and they would not likely align with the idea of women actively participating in making laws and electing lawmakers as strongly as Wollstonecraft did.