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"Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), best known for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, was thus a foremother of feminism. She was also a war reporter, a pedagogue, a spiritual quester, a radical republican, a single mother, a passionate & taboo-breaking lover. Her story is ripe for the telling. This blog gathers anecdotes, freelance research, resources, and news of current projects..." A Vindication of the Rights of Mary | Mary | The blog | Me
From the context, I'd wager it was a semi-provocative tongue-in-cheek move.
posted by Captain Fetid at 1:35 AM on April 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by Captain Fetid at 1:35 AM on April 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
I dunno. I read Frankenstein, as you do, and later ran across "A Vindication..." and thought "that's an unusual name; I wonder..." and discovered the connection. So I don't find it hard to imagine that most people find Mary W. via her writing and then discover the relation. She's a pretty significant feminist writer; no need to say "she's just a mother."
posted by GenjiandProust at 1:51 AM on April 6, 2015 [8 favorites]
posted by GenjiandProust at 1:51 AM on April 6, 2015 [8 favorites]
This blog gathers anecdotes, freelance research, resources, and news of current projects...
For one glorious, non-awake moment, I thought that meant news of Mary Wollstonecraft's current projects.
Thanks for posting, joseph conrad is fully awesome -- this blog looks fantastic! Before I dive into it, I'll just leave this link to Mary Wollstonecraft's work on Project Gutenberg, including A Vindication of the Rights of Women, her love letters to Gilbert Imlay, and Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
Mary Wollstonecraft was an amazing woman. It's great to see some attention being paid to her.
posted by daisyk at 2:22 AM on April 6, 2015 [3 favorites]
For one glorious, non-awake moment, I thought that meant news of Mary Wollstonecraft's current projects.
Thanks for posting, joseph conrad is fully awesome -- this blog looks fantastic! Before I dive into it, I'll just leave this link to Mary Wollstonecraft's work on Project Gutenberg, including A Vindication of the Rights of Women, her love letters to Gilbert Imlay, and Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
Mary Wollstonecraft was an amazing woman. It's great to see some attention being paid to her.
posted by daisyk at 2:22 AM on April 6, 2015 [3 favorites]
Mary Wollstonecraft was an amazing woman.
She definitely was! She led a fantastic life (although her own time and history have treated her rather shabbily), wrote a bunch of interesting material, and died way too soon. I like that, despite all the guff she had to put up with, she mostly got to lead her life on her own terms. Which, in any century, much less the 18th, is something to be proud of.
posted by GenjiandProust at 2:42 AM on April 6, 2015 [4 favorites]
She definitely was! She led a fantastic life (although her own time and history have treated her rather shabbily), wrote a bunch of interesting material, and died way too soon. I like that, despite all the guff she had to put up with, she mostly got to lead her life on her own terms. Which, in any century, much less the 18th, is something to be proud of.
posted by GenjiandProust at 2:42 AM on April 6, 2015 [4 favorites]
Ooooh! I have to put a plug in for Vindication: A Novel, written by my favorite creative writing professor Frances Sherwood.
posted by k_nemesis at 6:06 AM on April 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by k_nemesis at 6:06 AM on April 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
For some extra listening, there is the In Our Time episode on Mary Wollstonecraft. I feel like I have listened to another one recently, but I'm not finding it among the usual suspects....
posted by GenjiandProust at 10:35 AM on April 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by GenjiandProust at 10:35 AM on April 6, 2015 [1 favorite]
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