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Diderot on Women
Dennis Diderot, a French philosopher, was one of the most prominent figures in the Age of Enlightenment. He pioneered the first Encyclopedia, which compiled vast amounts of information intending to spread general knowledge across society. During the Age of Enlightenment, the societal dynamic between men and woman was patriarchal and woman held minimal rights. Along with other authors such are Voltaire and Montesquieu, Diderot was one of the first influential male authors who empowered woman through his writing. He manifested the important roles that woman play in society. Diderot highlighted that the sexes are not very different, and that their lower social status is society was due to their inability to receive proper education and advance their role from just being in a household. Although Diderot's writings on woman may seem sexist in the modern era, he helped introduce a new thought on the sexes that has enhanced woman's societal status over the decades.