Mary Wollstonecraft

Also known as Mary Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, Mr. Cresswick

English writer and intellectual (1759–1797)

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Mary Wollstonecraft was a female philosopher, historian, novelist, and translator from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Born on 27 April 1759, she wrote in English, French, and German. Her notable works include *A Vindication of the Rights of Woman* and *Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark*. She was influenced by Thomas Paine, Richard Price, and Joseph Johnson.

She resided in Barking, Epping Forest, Wales, and Newington Green. Her religious worldview included deism, Anglicanism, and Unitarianism. Wollstonecraft was married to Gilbert Imlay and William Godwin, becoming Mary Godwin after her second marriage. She had two children, Fanny Imlay and Mary Shelley. She died on 10 September 1797 in Somers Town, London, from puerperal infection.

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Born: 27 April 1759
Died: 10 September 1797
Works: 190

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Bref, skrifna under et kort wistande i Swerige, Norrige och Danmark
Love Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft to Gilbert Imlay
Maria, eller, Missœdet at vara Qvinna
Briefe geschrieben während eines kurzen Aufenthaltes in Schweden, Norwegen und Dännemark

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Mary
Gender: female
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Place of birth: London
Place of death: London
Spouse: Gilbert Imlay
Child: Fanny Imlay
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Unitarianism
Notable work: Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
Movement: feminism
Image: Mary Wollstonecraft by John Opie (c. 1797).jpg
Work location: London
Residence: Paris

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Commons category: Mary Wollstonecraft
date of birth: 1759-04-27
date of death: 1797-09-10
Commons gallery: Mary Wollstonecraft
cause of death: puerperal infection
influenced by: Joseph Johnson
name in native language: Mary Wollstonecraft
writing language: French
has works in the collection: Victoria and Albert Museum
different from: Mary Shelley
married name: Mary Godwin
unmarried partner: William Godwin
pseudonym: Mr. Cresswick
Commons Creator page: Mary Wollstonecraft
manner of death: natural causes

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Works in European collections

14 objects attributed to Mary Wollstonecraft, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Historical and moral view of the origin and progress of the French revolution and the effect it has produced in Europe.

Rescue of the women’s rights with remarks about political and moral objects. 2

Rescue of the women’s rights with remarks about political and moral objects. 1

Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark

Historical and moral view of the origin and progress of the French revolution and the effect it has produced in Europe.

Maria, ou le malheur d'etre femme : ouvrage posthume de Mary Woolstonecraft Godwin

Briefe geschrieben während eines kurzen Aufenthaltes in Schweden, Norwegen und Dännemark

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Encyclopedic overview

Mary Wollstonecraft (/ˈwʊlstənkræft/, also UK: /-krɑːft/; 27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was an English writer and philosopher best known for her advocacy of women's rights. Until the late twentieth century, Wollstonecraft's life, which encompassed several unconventional (at the time) personal relationships, received more attention than her writing. Wollstonecraft is regarded as one of the founding feminist philosophers, and feminists often cite both her life and her works as important influences.

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. Wollstonecraft is best known for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), in which she argues that women are not naturally inferior to men but appeared to be only because they lack education. She suggests that both men and women should be treated as rational beings and imagines a social order founded on reason.

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