Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) and Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932) were two pioneering figures in the history of women rights who shared similar lives, bitter experiences, fighting mentality, philosophies and wit. They made voices on womens lack of education, misinterpretation of religion, womens limited participation in politics and scientific research, marriage without mutual understanding and so on. The affinity between them provides sufficient ground to bring these two writers under a study of comparison despite a clear gap in the periods to, which they belong. This study...
Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) and Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1880-1932) were two pioneering figures in the history of women rights who shared si...