Author:Mary Wollstonecraft
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British writer, philosopher, and feminist; during her brief career she wrote novels, treatises, a travel narrative, a history of the French Revolution, a conduct book, and a children's book. After two ill-fated affairs, Wollstonecraft married the philosopher William Godwin and they had one daughter, Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Wollstonecraft died at the age of thirty-eight due to complications from childbirth, leaving behind several unfinished manuscripts.
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Works [edit]
- Thoughts on the Education of Daughters (1787)
- Mary: A Fiction (1788)[1]
- Original Stories from Real Life (1788) scan of 1796 edition
- A Vindication of the Rights of Men: Reply to Burke’s Reflections on the French Revolution (1791)
- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792)
(Chapter X only) - Letters Written during a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark (1796)[2]
- Posthumous Works of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1798)[3]
About [edit]
- “Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft,” in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., (1885-1900) in 63 vols.
- “Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft,” The New International Encyclopædia. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1906.
- “Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft” in The Nuttall Encyclopædia by James Wood, London: Frederick Warne and Co., Ltd., 1907.
- “Godwin, Mrs. Mary” in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1910.
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Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas. |
