Day 56 · Q1: Self-Knowledge · February 25, 2026
Pause. Breathe. Begin.
I . L E C T I O
Mary Wollstonecraft
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, 1792
“I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves.”
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C O N T E X T
Wollstonecraft's feminist classic argues that women's apparent weakness is the result of poor education, not nature. Her deeper argument: true empowerment is self-mastery, not domination.
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I I . M E D I T A T I O
“Where in your life do you seek power over others when you should be seeking power over yourself?”
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I I I . S C R I P T I O
Write one sentence about self-governance vs. control of others.
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I V . C O N N E X I O
How does today's reading connect to what you have read before?
This practice exists because of readers like you.
Sustain it →Tomorrow's passage, delivered at dawn.