Mary Wollstonecraft: Mother of Women's Rights (Oxford Portraits) (Hardcover)

by Miriam Brody (Author) "Mary Wollstonecraft's childhood was not happy..." (more)
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Gr 9 Up-Brody's colorful and ambitious subject lived at a time when women, like children, were encouraged to be seen, not heard. Wollstonecraft was an outspoken writer, single mother, proponent of equal rights and education for women, and radical nonbeliever in the institutions of marriage and religion. Her life reads like a modern soap opera. After attempting suicide over her former lover's disenchantment, she eventually agreed to marry William Godwin, also an anti-marriage individualist. She died shortly after giving birth to a daughter, Mary. The remainder of the book discusses Wollstonecraft's legacy and the history of women's rights. Containing primary-source material such as letters, excerpts from her books, photographs, and other memorabilia, this volume gives a good description of the life of an 18th-century female whose ideas and lifestyle were truly revolutionary at that time. A good addition to women's history collections.-Pat Bender, The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, PA

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Product Details

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (December 7, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195119681
• ISBN-13: 978-0195119688
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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