# Samuel Johnson — A Vindication of the Rights of Woman character guide

> Samuel Johnson in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dr. Johnson, Johnson

**First appearance:** 0005-iii

## Who they are

Lexicographer and writer, cited for his opinions on women.

## In the story

### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_vindication_of_the_rights_of_woman_se/chapters/ix)

Referenced in a hypothetical scenario about placing women in a shop.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_vindication_of_the_rights_of_woman_se/chapters/endnotes)

Referenced in the endnotes, particularly in relation to biographical writings.

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