Mary Wollstonecraft, The Woman Who Laid the Foundation for Feminism

Mary Wollstonecraft, The Woman Who Laid the Foundation for Feminism

The life of Mary Wollstonecraft was more than just the writing of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, although this is what has made her an enduring figure in the history of feminism. Her biography is just as exciting and ahead of its time as that short but hugely influential 18th-century text. Mary Wollstonecraft was a woman who lived out her principles, especially her passionate devotion to liberty and her belief in the power of women’s geni…