First, here is a little biography of the feminist
Who is she?
- Wollstonecraft is the author of the famous "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" written in 1792.
- Shortly before this Vindication, she wrote a book called "Thoughts on the Education of Daughters" in 1787.
- In both of these texts, she argued for better education for women.
- Shortly before this Vindication, she wrote a book called "Thoughts on the Education of Daughters" in 1787.
- In both of these texts, she argued for better education for women.
- She was the first one to think about equality between genders...
- She married William Godwin and they had a child. Unfortunately, she died 10 days after giving birth. After her death, Goldwin published the "Memoirs of the Author of "A Vindication of the Rights of Women" in 1798 in memory of Mary Wollstonecraft. |
- The child she had with Goldwin is Mary Shelley, the author of "Frankenstein".
Other facts about her
- Mary Wollstonecraft tried to killed herself twice after her relationship with the American Gilbert Imlay. They were not married, but they had an illegitimate child. ---- This was before she met Goldwin.
- She is the eldest of 8 children and she is the only one who had a good education.
- Mary Wollstonecraft and her sister opened a school for girl in London in 1784.
- She is the eldest of 8 children and she is the only one who had a good education.
- Mary Wollstonecraft and her sister opened a school for girl in London in 1784.
- She was friend with Voltaire, a French historian, writer, and philosopher.
- Wollstonecraft was not loved by everyone. For example, a female writer called Preedy said that her life was a succession of failures and that the "Vindication of the Rights of Woman" was not original. Also, the anonymous writer of "The Vision of Liberty", written in 1801 in the Anti-Jacobin Review, argued that Wollstonecraft is evil, ridiculous, and that she is not worthy of the attention she is receiving because of her vindications.