| Drawing on. a number ofpreviouslyunused sources, Her Own Woman is Diane Jacob s definitivebiography of the:first greatfeminist. Mary WollstoneCraft. It is the story, of an extraordinarywoman, one who was entirely self-taught, and who overcame thedisadvantages that she inherited:poverty, the frivolous educationwith.which girls were provided andthe narrow career choices to whichthey were limited. It was the groundbreaking feminist document, A Vindication oFthe Rights of Women, which made Mary Wollstonecrafl s name. It brought her fame throughOut EurOpe, and allowed her to live as fully as a man would, socializing with the great painters,- poets and revolutionaries of her era. She travelled to Paris during the French Revolution and openly bore the child of an American who deserted her. She found domestic peace with the philosopher William Godwin but died giving birth to their daughter Mary - who would grow up to write Frankenstein and carry on her mother s bold ideas. Her Own Woman is distinguished by several new first sources, among which are Joseph Johnson s letters, and rare documents referring to Wollstonecraft s lover, Gilbert Imlay. The result is the most comprehensive picture yet of this inspirational woman. |
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