Why Mary Wollstonecraft continues to be important today
Mary Wollstonecraft as painted by artist John Opie. | Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Whether it is education for girls or women’s suffragette, my ideas continue to shape the world I am: Mary Wollstonecraft. Writer, educator, a radical thinker; a ‘feminist’, though the word wasn’t known in my time! The beginning: I was born on April 27, 1759, in Spitalfields, London. Early lessons: My father lost the family fortune due to bad investments. Though I lacked a formal education, I read widely, was curious and questioned everything. I also taught myself French, German and Dutch. A fe...
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