In 1790 came that "extraordinary outburst of passionate intelligence," Mary Wollstonecraft's reply to Edmund Burke's attack on the principles of the French Revo

This volume brings together the major political writings of Mary Wollstonecraft in the order in which they appeared in the revolutionary 1790s. It traces her pa

In an era of revolutions demanding greater liberties for mankind, Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797) was an ardent feminist who spoke eloquently for countless wo

Mary Wollstonecraft is generally recognized as one of the most influential figures in the early feminist movement. This volume contains two of her political wri

Arguably the most original book of the eighteenth century, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a pioneering feminist work.