# Sir Isaac Newton — A Vindication of the Rights of Woman character guide

> Sir Isaac Newton in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sir, Newton, Sir Isaac Newton, your

**First appearance:** 0004-ii

## Who they are

Scientist mentioned as an example of intellectual achievement.

## Relationships

### [Mary Wollstonecraft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_vindication_of_the_rights_of_woman_se/characters/mary_wollstonecraft)

_professional_

Wollstonecraft invokes Newton as a model of rational, empirical inquiry that women should also be allowed to pursue.

### [Sophia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_vindication_of_the_rights_of_woman_se/characters/sophia)

_social_

Newton and Sophia appear together in Wollstonecraft's text as contrasting examples of reason versus superficial femininity.

### [Eve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_vindication_of_the_rights_of_woman_se/characters/eve)

_psychological_

Eve and Newton represent opposing poles in Wollstonecraft's argument: mythic female weakness versus male rational achievement.

### [Mary Wollstonecraft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_vindication_of_the_rights_of_woman_se/characters/mary_wollstonecraft)

_professional_

Wollstonecraft invokes Newton as a model of rational, empirical inquiry that women should also be allowed to pursue.

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