Mary Wollstonecraft
Pioneer Feminist
Dates: April 27, 1759 - September 10, 1797
Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is one of the most important documents in the history of women's rights. Wollstonecraft's personal life was often troubled, and her early death of childbed fever cut short her evolving ideas. Her second daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley, was Percy Shelley's second wife and author of the book, Frankenstein.
Mary Wollstonecraft on this site
In depth article: Mary Wollstonecraft and A Vindication of the Rights of Woman - highlights of Mary Wollstonecraft's life and how they affected her major work, plus an analysis of A Vindication.
- Overview
- Rights in the Air
- What Rights?
- Grounded in Experience
- Her Early Life
- Mary Wollstonecraft, Writer
- Imlay and Wollstonecraft
- Godwin and Wollstonecraft
- Conclusions
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Mary Wollstonecraft links - on this site and on the Net
Mary Wollstonecraft Quotations
Books about Mary Wollstonecraft - some recommendations by your Guide.
About Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - Mary Wollstonecraft's daughter, author of Frankenstein
Bibliography
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