Vindication

By Lyndall Gordon

Subjects: Women authors, Feminists, Biography, Biography & Autobiography, Authors, biography, Nonfiction, English Authors, Great britain, biography, Authors, English, Authors, english, Wollstonecraft, mary, 1759-1797, English Women authors

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.