Wollstonecraft

Wollstonecraft
Wollstonecraft [wool′stən kraft΄]
Mary (Mrs. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759-97; Eng. writer & feminist: wife of William Godwin & by him mother of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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(1759–97)
an English writer and feminist (= person who believes strongly that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men). She led a campaign for equal opportunities in education for women, and wrote books on the subject, including A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792). Her daughter was Mary Shelley.

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(as used in expressions)
Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
Wollstonecraft Mary

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