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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, by Richard Rothwell. © National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG 1235.
ary Wollstonecraft Godwin was born on 30 August 1797, the daughter of eminent parents.
Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was the foremost feminist thinker of her generation, remembered today for her A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, a passionate plea for state- regulated education for girls.
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She laid the utmost stress on female independence. Mary's father, William Godwin, was a radical political philosopher and novelist (he wrote both Political Justice and Caleb Williams). Mary's parents adhered to revolutionary principles both in politics and in their private lives, but in spite of despising the institution of marriage they took the step after all to facilitate Mary's entrance into society.
However, Mary Wollstonecraft died ten days after the birth of her daughter from puerperal fever. Her daughter from an affair with Gerald Imlay, Fanny, lived with William Godwin and his ne