Vindication
A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft
1st Edition
Published on 17. March 2009
592 pages
978-0-06-186600-5 (ISBN)
Description
The founder of modern feminism, Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) was the most famous woman of her era. A brilliant, unconventional rebel vilified for her strikingly modern notions of education, family, work, and personal relationships, she nevertheless strongly influenced political philosophy in Europe and a newborn America. Now acclaimed biographer Lyndall Gordon mounts a spirited defense of this courageous woman whose reputation has suffered over the years by painting a full and vibrant portrait of an extraordinary historical figure who was generations ahead of her time.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Family Trees
- 1. Violence at Home
- 2. 'School of Adversity'
- 3. New Life at Newington
- 4. A Community of Women
- 5. A Governess in Ireland
- 6. The Trials of High Life
- 7. Vindication
- 8. Rival Lives
- 9. Into the Terror
- 10. Risks in Love
- 11. The Silver Ship
- 12. Far North
- 13. Woman's Words
- 14. 'The Most Fruitful Experiment'
- 15. Slanders
- 16. Converts
- 17. Daughters
- 18. Generations
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Sources, Contexts, Questions
- Bibliography
- Internet Documents
- Index
- Photo Section
- About the Author
- Praise for Vindication
- Also by Lyndall Gordon
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
