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Mary Wollstonecraft (/ ˈwʊlstənkræft /, also UK: /- krɑːft /; [1] 27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was a British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. [2][3] Until the late 20th century, Wollstonecraft's life, which encompassed several unconventional (at the time) personal relationships, received more attention than her ...
Sep 9, 2024 · Mary Wollstonecraft (born April 27, 1759, London, England—died September 10, 1797, London) was an English writer and passionate advocate of educational and social equality for women. She outlined her beliefs in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), considered a classic of feminism.
Apr 16, 2008 · Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) was a moral and political philosopher whose analysis of the condition of women in modern society retains much of its original radicalism.
Dec 7, 2023 · Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) was an Enlightenment philosopher who, as author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, is widely credited as the founder of feminism.
Sep 14, 2024 · A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, trailblazing treatise of feminism (1792) written by British writer and women’s activist Mary Wollstonecraft. The work argues for the empowerment of women in education, politics, society, and marriage.
Aug 26, 2024 · Quick Facts. Née: Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin. Born: August 30, 1797, London, England. Died: February 1, 1851, London (aged 53) Notable Works: “Falkner” “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus” “History of a Six Weeks’ Tour” “Lodore” “Selected Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley” “The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck”
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects (1792), written by British philosopher and women's rights advocate Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797), is one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy.
Dec 4, 2020 · Thus in 1792 when A Vindication of the Rights of Woman entered the public sphere, Mary Wollstonecraft was projected into renown as a radical reformer and champion of women’s rights, and her place as the founder of feminism was cemented.
Mar 7, 2023 · Mary Wollstonecraft has had something of a revival in recent years. Though considered the mother of first-wave feminism, the 18th-century philosopher long endured her share of trolls refusing...
Best known for her Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), Mary Wollstonecraft (b. 1759–d. 1797) was a literary and social critic as well as a moralist, novelist, and philosopher.
