Although many philosophers and thinkers the Enlightenment the ickeas did not deserve the same as men and that women were to hold "traditional place in society," some women spoke out and wrote in opposition to this ideaMary Wollstonecraft, a British writer, said, "If all men are bom free, how is it that all women are bom slaves Additionally, the ideas of the Enlightenment had an impact on revolutions in both America and in France, spreading the idea of progress in societyThese new ideas used logic and reason to help improve society. The world became less focused on religion and the importance of the individual became key Based on this passage, your own words to explain the intluence of Enlightenment ideas