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Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft. 1759-1797. http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/Gifs/wollston.html. A Short Introduction. Born in London Had an abusive father Self taught Founded a school Bad experiences with men. Mary’s Works. Thoughts on the Education of Daughters Mary, a Fiction

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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  1. Mary Wollstonecraft 1759-1797 http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/Gifs/wollston.html

  2. A Short Introduction • Born in London • Had an abusive father • Self taught • Founded a school • Bad experiences with men

  3. Mary’s Works • Thoughts on the Education of Daughters • Mary, a Fiction • A Vindication of the Rights of Men • Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark • A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

  4. A vindication of the rights of man • A pamphlet • Written as a response • Addressed equality and human rights “Why is our fancy to be appalled by terrific perspectives of a hell beyond the grave? -- Hell stalks abroad; -- the lash resounds on the slave's naked sides; and the sick wretch, who can no longer earn the sour bread of unremitting labour, steals to a ditch to bid the world a long good night.”(Memorable)

  5. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman • A book • Written as a response • Advocated women’s rights • Women should be educated the same as men • Women are socially and intellectually equal to men “The divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, may, it is hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger.” (Johnson Lewis)

  6. Works Cited England in Literature. Ed. John Pfordescher, Gladys V. Veidemauis, Helen McDonnell. Glenview, Illinois: Scott, Foresman, and Company, 1991. 443. McElroy, Wendy. "Mary Wollstonecraft." The Future of Freedom Foundation. 22 May 2006. The Future of Freedom Foundation, Web. 26 Oct 2009. <http://www.fff.org/freedom/fd0602f.asp>. Johnson Lewis, Jone. "Mary Wollstonecraft Quotes." About.com:Women's History. About.com, Web. 28 Oct 2009. <http://womenshistory.about.com/od/quotes/a/wollstonecraft.htm>. "Memorable Quotes." Rational Atheist: Quotes. Rational Atheist, Web. 29 Oct 2009. <http://www.rationalatheist.com/Quotes/quotes.html#stone>. Kreis, Steven. "Mary Wollstonecraft, 1759-1797." The History Guide: Lectures on Modern European Intellectual History. 03 Aug 2009. The History Guide, Web. 22 Oct 2009. <http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/wollstonecraft.html>. "Wollstonecraft Time Line." Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797). Oregon State University, Web. 26 Oct 2009. <http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/wollstonecraft.html>. "Mary Wollstonecraft." Mary Wollstonecraft. Web. 22 Oct 2009. <http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/knarf/Gifs/wollston.html>.

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