“female folly and vice”\nthe grand source of ...
“female folly and vice”\nthe grand source of female folly and vice has ever appeared to me to arise from narrowness of mind; and the very constitution of civil governments has put almost insuperable obstacles in the way to prevent the cultivation of the female understanding; - yet virtue can be built on no other foundation.\n- mary wollstonecraft,\na vindication of the rights of woman,\n1792\nin this excerpt, the phrase “female folly and vice” refers to\no the view that women are weak and ignorant.\no the mistreatment and disrespect of women in society.\no the oppression of women by the church and the state.\no the refusal of women to seek out an education.
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# Answer:
The view that women are weak and ignorant.
# Brief Explanations:
The text implies limited - mindedness as source of 'folly and vice', suggesting a view of women as weak and ignorant.