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Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin
The story of the relationship between Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin, and their surprising marriage and her subsequent death in childbirth. His posthumous publication of her writings and of his biography of Wollstonecraft helped shape her reputation.

Astell, Mary: Some Reflections Upon Marriage
Full text of a 1700 essay on marriage, including reflections on inequality and the submission of wives to husbands.

Divorce: An American Tradition
Summary of 1991 book by Glenda Riley, documenting laws and practice related to divorce from colonial America to today.

Some Reflections Upon Marriage
Summary of argument by Mary Astell, 1700, on the relationship of husband and wife in a society in which men have most of the authority and power.