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Vindication: A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft

by Lyndall Gordon · 2005

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The founder of modern feminism, Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) was the most famous woman of her era. A brilliant, unconventional rebel vilified for her strikingly modern notions of education, family, work, and personal relationships, she nevertheless strongly influenced political philosophy in Europe and a newborn America. Now acclaimed biographer Lyndall Gordon mounts a spirited defense of this courageous woman whose reputation has suffered over the years by painting a full and vibrant portrait of an extraordinary historical figure who was generations ahead of her time.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thismemoirmemoirMore like thisLess of this
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Georgian and 18th centuryGeorgian and 18th centuryMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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feminismfeminismMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of thisgendergenderMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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18th century18th centuryMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 592 pages

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