# Dr. John Gregory — A Vindication of the Rights of Woman character guide

> Dr. John Gregory in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dr. Gregory, The amiable Dr. Gregory

**First appearance:** 0005-iii

## Who they are

Author of advice literature for women, criticized for promoting weakness.

## In the story

### [A Vindication of the Rights of Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_vindication_of_the_rights_of_woman_se/chapters/a-vindication-of-the-rights-of-woman)

Mentioned as an example of writers who perpetuate false femininity.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_vindication_of_the_rights_of_woman_se/chapters/ii)

Disapproved for advising dissimulation and a fondness for dress in his Legacy to his Daughters.

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