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Works of Mary Wollstonecraft, early feminist writer, author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and other books. In her writings she often argues for wider educational opportunities for women.
Part 1: Life and Work
First of a three part analysis of the life and work of Mary Wollstonecraft, from your About.com Guide to Women's History. Focus is on her importance to history.
Part 2: What Rights?
Second part of a three part analysis of the life and work of Mary Wollstonecraft, from your About.com Guide to Women's History. This part focuses on the rights that Wollstonecraft was advocating for women.
Part 3: Thirty-Eight Years
Third part of a three part analysis of the life and work of Mary Wollstonecraft, from your About.com Guide to Women's History. Focuses on her troubled life and its influence on her writings.
Mary Wollstonecraft - Book Lists on Women's History
Books by and about Mary Wollstonecraft, most in print.
Mary Wollstonecraft Quotations
A few selections from the writings of Mary Wollstonecraft, part of a large collection of quotations from notable women. From your About Guide to Women's History.
Vindication of the Rights of Woman
A copy of the 1792 classic in women's rights, by Mary Wollstonecraft.
Maria, or the Wrongs of Woman
Wollstonecraft's fictional depiction of the oppression of women and the tragic results in an individual life.
Maria, or The Wrongs of Woman
University of Virginia electronic text, each chapter a separate link. The original page numbers are preserved for researchers.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Columbia University's Bartleby Archive version of the best-known of Wollstonecraft's works. Presented in HTML, in separate chapters.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Another online version, with both text and HTML options, chapter-by-chapter.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman 1-4
The first four chapters of Wollstonecraft's book. Double-spaced text.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman 5-8
Chapters 5-8 of Wollstonecraft's text. Double-spaced text.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman 9-13
Chapters 9-13 of Wollstonecraft's book. Double-spaced text.

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