Women have been placed in a seat of complacency and domesticity throughout history. In "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman," Wollstoncraft abhors this forced position. The "throne" bears more of a resemblance to a prison, in which women are locked in "slavish dependence." This is reminiscent of Anna Barbauld’s depiction of women as the "courted idol of mankind." This unfortunate imbalance and misrepresentation of women has existed from the beginning of time, when God thought to create man first and Eve to be his company, till now. Even in the words of The Great Gatsby, Daisy utters: " I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll be a fool- that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool," condemning us to another century of ignorance. Wollstoncraft, Mary. "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman." The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 6th Ed. Vol 2. 1975. 103. Barbauld, Anna. "The Rights of Woman." Fitzgerald, Scott. The Great Gatsby. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1925. 21.