Mary Wollstonecraft Quotes


Nothing contributes so much to tranquillize the mind as a steady purpose—a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.


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Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851, English Writer, Frankenstein, 1818

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Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft
  • Born: April 27, 1759
  • Died: September 10, 1797
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Writer

Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. Until the late 20th century, Wollstonecraft's life, which encompassed several unconventional personal relationships at the time, received more attention than her writing. Today Wollstonecraft is regarded as one of the founding feminist philosophers, and feminists often cite both her life and her works as important influences.