Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin

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