Who said “Taught from their infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the…”?

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Mary Wollstonecraft. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceA Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792)

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“Taught from their infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.”
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Wollstonecraft, M. (n.d.). Taught from their infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7845-taught-from-their-infancy-that-beauty-is-womans/

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Wollstonecraft, Mary. “Taught from their infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7845-taught-from-their-infancy-that-beauty-is-womans/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Wollstonecraft, Mary. “Taught from their infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7845-taught-from-their-infancy-that-beauty-is-womans/.