▁for ▁equal ▁rights ▁for ▁women ▁and ▁even ▁the or ized ▁that ▁women ▁were ▁naturally ▁superior ▁to ▁men , ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁sc orn ▁of ▁main stream ▁soci olog ists . ▁In ▁this ▁regard , ▁Ward ▁pres aged ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁femin ism , ▁and ▁especially ▁the ▁difference ▁femin ism ▁of ▁writers ▁such ▁as ▁Harvard ' s ▁Carol ▁Gill igan , ▁who ▁have ▁developed ▁the ▁claims ▁of ▁female ▁superior ity . ▁Ward ▁is ▁now ▁considered ▁a ▁femin ist ▁writer ▁by ▁histor ians ▁such ▁as ▁Ann ▁Taylor ▁Allen . ▁However , ▁Cl iff ord ▁H . ▁Scott ▁claims ▁that ▁some ▁suff rag ists ▁ignored ▁him . ▁Ward ' s ▁persu asion ▁on ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁female ▁intelligence ▁as ▁described ▁by ▁himself : ▁" And ▁now ▁from ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁of ▁intellectual ▁development ▁itself ▁we ▁find ▁her ▁side ▁by ▁side , ▁and ▁shoulder ▁to ▁shoulder ▁with ▁him ▁furn ishing , ▁from ▁the ▁very ▁out set , ▁far ▁back ▁in ▁pre histor ic , ▁pres o cial , ▁and ▁even ▁pre human ▁times , ▁the ▁necessary ▁complement ▁to ▁his ▁otherwise ▁one - s ided , ▁head long , ▁and ▁way ward ▁career , ▁without ▁which ▁he ▁would ▁soon ▁have ▁war ped ▁and ▁dist orted ▁the ▁race ▁and ▁rendered ▁it ▁in cap able ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁progress ▁which ▁he ▁claims ▁exclus ively ▁to ▁insp ire . ▁And ▁here fore ▁again , ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁intellect , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁f ain ▁reign ▁supre me , ▁she ▁has ▁proved ▁herself ▁fully ▁his ▁equal ▁and ▁is