Given below are two statements , one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R  

​Assertion (A): Every thinker was a child of his age.

Reason (R): Mary Wollstonecraft argued in Vindication of the Rights of Woman that women should be entitled to the same rights and privileges as men and should be given access to education.​​

Correct option is B

1. Assertion (A): "Every thinker was a child of his age" is a general philosophical statement suggesting that thinkers are influenced by the social, cultural, and political conditions of their time.
2. Reason (R): Mary Wollstonecraft’s Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) is one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy advocating equal rights for women, especially in education.
3. While both statements are true, R does not directly explain A. The assertion refers to how thinkers are shaped by their context, while the reason pertains specifically to Wollstonecraft's feminist advocacy.  

             Mary Wollstonecraft: The Pioneer of Feminism

Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) was an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. She is widely regarded as one of the earliest and most influential feminist thinkers.

      Her work challenged societal norms and established the groundwork for modern feminist thought.

             Major Works:

• A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792):
  • This seminal work argued for equal education for women.
  • Wollstonecraft asserted that women are not naturally inferior to men but appear so because of a lack of education.
• A Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790):
  • A response to Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France, defending the principles of liberty and equality.