A biography of Mary Wollstonecraft who was the author of A” Vindication of the Rights of Woman” (1792), one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. She has been called Britain's first feminist. Her daughter Mary Shelley is the author of the novel “Frankenstein” (1818).
CONTENTS
Introduction
CHAPTER I. Childhood and Early Youth. 1759—1778 CHAPTER II. First Years of Work. 1778—1785 CHAPTER III. Life as Governess. 1786—1788 CHAPTER IV. Literary Life. 1788—1791 CHAPTER V. Literary Work. 1788—1791 CHAPTER VI. "Vindication of the Rights of Women" CHAPTER VII. Visit to Paris. 1792—1793 CHAPTER VIII. Life with Imlay. 1793—1794 CHAPTER IX. Imlay's Desertion. 1794—1795 CHAPTER X. Literary Work. 1793—1796 CHAPTER XI. Retrospective. 1794—1796 CHAPTER XII. William Godwin CHAPTER XIII. Life with Godwin: Marriage. 1796—1797 CHAPTER XIV. Last Months: Death
