Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) was an Enlightenment philosopher who, as author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, is widely credited as the founder of feminism. Wollstonecraft called for equal education opportunities for men and women, and she stressed the benefits to society as a whole of improving the situation of women in this and other areas of daily life.
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1759 - 1797Life of the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.
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27 Apr 1759Mary Wollstonecraft is born in London.
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1787Mary Wollstonecraft's Thoughts on the Education of Daughters is published.
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1788Mary Wollstonecraft's novel Mary, or the Wrongs of Women is published.
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1792Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is published.
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Dec 1792Mary Wollstonecraft moves to Paris.
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1794Mary Wollstonecraft has a daughter, Fanny, with Gilbert Imlay.
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1796Mary Wallstonecraft publishes her Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
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1797Mary Wollstonecraft marries William Godwin.
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1797Mary Wollstonecraft has a daughter, Mary Shelley, with William Godwin.
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10 Sep 1797Mary Wollstonecraft dies in London following childbirth.
