Mary: A Fiction is a novel by 18th-century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. It tells the tragic story of a female's successive "romantic friendships" with a woman and a man. Inspired by Jean-Jacques Rousseau's idea that geniuses teach themselves, Wollstonecraft chose a rational, self-taught heroine, Mary, as the protagonist. Helping to redefine genius, a word which at the end of the 18th century was only beginning to take on its modern meaning of exceptional or brilliant, Wollstonecraft describes Mary as independent and capable of defining femininity and marriage for herself. According...

Mary: A Fiction is the only complete novel by 18th-century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. It tells the tragic story of a female's successive "romantic friendships" with a woman and a man. Composed while Wollstonecraft was a governess in Ireland, the novel was published in 1788 shortly after her summary dismissal and her decision to embark on a writing career, a precarious and disreputable profession for women in 18th-century Britain.

Thoughts on the education of daughters: with reflections on female conduct, in the more important duties of life is a conduct book that offers advice on female education to the emerging British middle class. Although dominated by considerations of morality and etiquette, the text also contains basic child-rearing instructions, such as how to care for an infant. As an early version of the modern self-help book, the 18th-century British conduct book drew on many literary traditions, such as advice manuals and religious narratives.

Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark is a private travel story by Mary Wollstonecraft. A broad spectrum of topics, ranging from sociological musings to philosophical matters, is covered in these twenty-five letters.

Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark is a private travel story by Mary Wollstonecraft. A broad spectrum of topics, ranging from sociological musings to philosophical matters, is covered in these twenty-five letters.

Maria: or, The Wrongs of Woman is the 18th-century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft's unfinished novelistic sequel to her revolutionary political treatise A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792). The Wrongs of Woman was published posthumously in 1798 by her husband, William Godwin, and is often considered her most radical feminist work. Wollstonecraft's philosophical and gothic novel revolves around the story of woman imprisoned in an insane asylum by her husband. It focuses on the societal rather than the individual "wrongs of woman" and criticizes what Wollstonecraft viewed as the...

Mary Wollstonecraft's 'Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark' is a captivating epistolary travel narrative that provides a unique insight into the author's experiences and observations during her journey through Scandinavia. Wollstonecraft's keen eye for detail and insightful commentary on the social, political, and cultural landscapes of the countries she visits make this work a valuable piece of travel literature. The letters are written in an engaging and thought-provoking style, offering readers a glimpse into the author's intellectual curiosity and...

"Maria - Die Ungerechtigkeiten der Frau" ist ein mutiges und wegweisendes Werk, in dem Mary Wollstonecraft in brillanter prosaischer Schärfe die Lebensumstände und Unterdrückungen von Frauen im ausgehenden 18. Jahrhundert analysiert. Der Roman, der sowohl narrative als auch essayistische Elemente verknüpft, reflektiert tiefgründig über gesellschaftliche Strukturen, moralische Doppelmoral und die rechtliche Entrechtung der Frau. Stilistisch verbindet Wollstonecraft emotionale Intensität mit rationaler Argumentation und siedelt ihr Werk im Kontext der aufkommenden Frauenbewegung und der...

Mary Wollstonecrafts 'Verteidigung der Rechte der Frau' (1792) ist ein grundlegendes Werk der Aufklärung und ein Meilenstein der feministischen Literatur. In klarer, argumentativer Prosa setzt sich Wollstonecraft für eine umfassende Bildung und gesellschaftliche Teilhabe von Frauen ein. Ihr Werk steht in unmittelbarem Dialog mit den aufklärerischen Ideen ihrer Zeit, insbesondere mit Rousseau, und verlangt mit scharfsinniger Logik und rhetorischer Brillanz die politische, moralische und intellektuelle Gleichstellung der Geschlechter. Ihr literarischer Stil vereint philosophische Klarheit...