Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Mary Shelley's Parents: Political Radicals
Both of Mary Shelley's parents were political radicals, devoted to the cause of human rights.
Mary Wollstonecraft (1749-1797) was the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792). She is often considered one of the earliest feminists. She died as a result of her pregnancy with Mary Shelley.
Mary Shelley's father was William Godwin (1756-1836), who was also a political radical. He and Mary Wollstonecraft objected to the institution of marriage for ideological reasons, only marrying after the birth of young Mary to grant her legitimacy.
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Tobin- I'm curious about Mary Wollstonecraft's hair... It appears short in the picture and I was wondering if this was normal of her time period? Or if perhaps this was another form of her expressing her beliefs in women's rights.
ReplyDeleteThanks to the work of Mary Wollstonecraft and other feminist thinkers and activists (as well as anti-violence campaigns), countries such as Saudi Arabia are taking action to put an end to domestic violence...
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