Mary Wollstonecraft challenged traditional Enlightenment thinkers by arguing that
A)scientific work was a field for men.
B)Maria Winkelmann should be allowed to graduate from the University of Berlin
C)if all people innately possessed reason, all should be equal in rights.
D)the government of each country had an obligation to allow universal suffrage.
E)heliocentrism was invalid.

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Mary Wollstonecraft argued that if all people inherently possess reason, then all should be equal in rights. She believed that the Enlightenment's emphasis on reason and individual autonomy should extend to women as well, and that they should have the same rights and opportunities as men.

Mary Wollstonecraft Challenged Traditional Enlightenment Thinkers by Arguing That