Mary Wollstonecraftová byla britská spisovatelka a filozofka osmnáctého století, jejíž dílo se zaměřovalo na práva žen a rovnost. Navzdory bouřlivému osobnímu životu, který často zastiňoval její literární přínos, zanechala Wollstonecraftová trvalý odkaz. Ve svém nejznámějším díle argumentovala, že ženy nejsou přirozeně méněcenné, ale pouze znevýhodněné nedostatkem vzdělání. Její vize byly založeny na rozumu a racionálním zacházení s oběma pohlavími, což z ní činí jednu ze zakladatelek feministické filozofie.
»Obrana práv žen« vyšla v Anglii r. 1792, tedy v době, kdy nebylo ještě organisovančho ženského hnutí, kdy otázka emancipace nebyla pokládána za veliký problém ženy — jednotlivce i celé společnosti. Obsahuje celý programm feminismu, vlastně celý ten myšlenkový a citový základ, z něhož roste emancipační úsilí. Zjednala autorce slávu ve vlasti a brzy, byvši přeložena do jiných jazyků, i v jiných evropských státech.
Mary: A Fiction is the only complete novel by the 18th-century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. It tells the tragic story of a heroine's successive "romantic friendships" with a woman and a man. Composed while Wollstonecraft was a governess in Ireland, the novel was published in 1788 shortly after her summary dismissal and her momentous decision to embark on a writing career, a precarious and disreputable profession for women in 18th-century Britain.
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Set against a gothic backdrop, this radical feminist novel delves into the struggles of a resilient woman confronting gender inequality and social injustice. Through its compelling narrative, it highlights the themes of empowerment and the fight against societal constraints, offering a profound commentary on the challenges women face.
“Maria, or The Wrongs of Woman” is an unfinished novelistic sequel to her revolutionary political treatise “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman”. The book is widely considered to be her most radical feminist work. “Maria” is a philosophical as well as a gothic novel that revolves around the story of a woman imprisoned in an insane asylum by her husband.
For many years the victim of smear campaigns by notable male writers, and dismissed as being merely 'the mother of Mary Shelley', Mary Wollstonecraft has claimed her rightful title as one of the founders of feminist thought, a movement anchored in her Vindications, which went on to change the course of history.
First published in 1792, this book was written in a spirit of outrage and enthusiasm. In an age of ferment, following the American and French revolutions, Mary Wollstonecraft took prevailing egalitarian principles and dared to apply them to women.
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