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Mary Wollstonecraft

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

April 27, 1759

Died

September 10, 1797

Genre

Politics, Literature & Fiction, Women & Gender Studies

Influences

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Mary Wollstonecraft was an eighteenth century British writer, philosopher, and feminist. Among the general public and specifically among feminists, Wollstonecraft's life has received much more attention than her writing because of her unconventional, and often tumultuous, personal relationships. After two ill-fated affairs, with Henry Fuseli and Gilbert Imlay, Wollstonecraft married the philosopher William Godwin, one of the forefathers of the anarchist movement; 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.

During her brief career, she wrote novels, treatises, a travel narrative, a history of ...more

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Mary Wollstonecraft’s books

Average rating: 3.85 · 34,533 ratings · 2,376 reviews · 454 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Vindication of the Rights of Woman 3.92 avg rating — 26,863 ratings — published 1792 — 1608 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maria: or, The Wrongs of Woman 3.47 avg rating — 1,745 ratings — published 1788 — 612 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary / The Wrongs of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft, Gary Kelly (Editor) 3.49 avg rating — 1,243 ratings — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters Written During A Short Residence In Sweden, Norway And Denmark 3.53 avg rating — 1,044 ratings — published 1795 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Vindication of the Rights of Men & A Vindication of the Rights of Woman & An Historical and Moral View of the French Revolution by Mary Wollstonecraft, Janet Todd (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.02 avg rating — 810 ratings — published 1993 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and A Vindication of the Rights of Men by Mary Wollstonecraft, Janet Todd (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.92 avg rating — 428 ratings — published 1790 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary: A Fiction 3.14 avg rating — 496 ratings — published 1788 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary and Maria, Matilda by Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Janet Todd (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.54 avg rating — 423 ratings — published 1992 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Vindication of the Rights of Men 3.77 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 1790 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Short Residence in Sweden / Memoirs of the Author of 'The Rights of Woman' by Mary Wollstonecraft, William Godwin, Richard Holmes (Editor) 3.69 avg rating — 185 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Mary Wollstonecraft (?)

“I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

tags: dignity, empowerment, equality, freedom, gender, independence, power, women, women-s-rights

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“My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures, instead of flattering their fascinating graces, and viewing them as if they were in a state of perpetual childhood, unable to stand alone.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

“The beginning is always today.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft

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Addendum: Since we only usually get about 11 or so votes each time, I'm going to close this poll and put up a tie-breaker poll for Unbroken and The Ancestor's Tale.

September is now officially a non-fiction month for genre so it's time to vote for our September read. Last day to vote will be Saturday, August 9. (Non-Fiction will no longer be present in our regular monthly genre polls)

There are some really great titles on this list so please do your research before placing your vote. Thanks!

Unbroken

Laura Hillenbrand

3 votes, 33.3%

The Ancestor's Tale

Richard Dawkins

2 votes, 22.2%

Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women

Harriet Reisen

1 vote, 11.1%

Poe: A Life Cut Short

Peter Ackroyd

1 vote, 11.1%

Starvation Heights

Gregg Olsen

1 vote, 11.1%

Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder

Holly Tucker

1 vote, 11.1%

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Dee Brown

0 votes, 0.0%

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Mary Wollstonecraft

0 votes, 0.0%

9 total votes

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