A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects by Mary Wollstonecraft (1792) is considered of the earliest works of feminist philosophical literature, 

In this classic, Mary Wollstonecraft (not to be confused with her  daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, author of Frankenstein) argues for equality of men and women. In her view, both are born with equal ability to reason, and so, power and influence should be available to all.

Wollstonecraft believed that regardless of wealth and social status, males and females deserved the same educational opportunities. She sought radical reform of 18th-century education systems, believing that a society where all were offered the same opportunities would bring beneficial change to the future of humanity. Read More→