A Vindication of the Rights of Woman · Character
Lord Chesterfield
Aristocrat and writer of letters, criticized for his views on women.
minor
Also known as Lord Chesterfield
First appearance: iii
Lord Chesterfield's tie to Mary Wollstonecraft is one of the pressures that moves A Vindication of the Rights of Woman—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Lord Chesterfield first appears in 0005 iii.
With Mary Wollstonecraft (rivalry): Wollstonecraft condemns Chesterfield's cynical advice on manners and manipulation as corrupting to both sexes.
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See Lord Chesterfield in iii