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kspenmoll
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#policalphilosophy #Wollstonecraft #feministphilosophy
Helping my son stay focused on his college work- he is reading Wollstonecraft aloud to me. It‘s mind boggling that she was such a visionary, equal rights advocate in 1792. What she espoused was totally against the social, cultural, religious mores of the times. I wonder if she would be amazed that women still struggle for their rightful place in our society?

Tamra Isn‘t it?! 4y
ValerieAndBooks One thing I recently learned was that Aaron Burr was a fan of this book — he carried around a miniature portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft, and made sure his daughter Theodosia had a relatively good education. Maybe share that tidbit with your son 😊 4y
kspenmoll @ValerieAndBooks Thank you! He had no idea about Aaron Burr being a fan of the book & loved your tidbit!! 4y
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Oliveldn
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Originally written in a letter from Mary to her sister Everina in 1787.
#18thCentury #Biography #Wollstonecraft

CoffeeNBooks Welcome to Litsy! 📚 5y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Welcome to Litsy 🌼📚💖 5y
lover.of.the.classics Welcome to the Litsy Family!!! 5y
Oliveldn Thanks guys! I‘m loving it 👩🏼‍🏫 5y
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wellitworkedlasttime

About her mother: "She was young to die, only just into her fifties, but had nothing to live for apart from her children; she had been able neither to manage or combat her husband; she had no profound religious belief to support her, no intellectual capacity or training to occupy her as she aged. Her whole existence had been bound up in her femininity."

#feminism #wollstonecraft