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- catalog abstract "Over two hundred years ago in England, this extraordinary young woman described herself as "the first of a new genus"--An unmarried female who supported herself by her own mental labors as writer, reviewer, and translator. In 1792, she created a furor with A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, her impassioned plea for the liberation of her half of the human race. Nevertheless, in the repressive political climate of the period, the book was virtually buried along with its author, who died tragically five years later at the age of thirty-eight. Today, however, Mary Wollstonecraft is universally acknowledged as the pioneer advocate of women's rights. But she was more than that. Her genius and breadth of vision enabled her to relate the status of women to human rights in general, to education, and to social justice. In this selection of passages from her published letters and writings, the most cogent of her arguments and observations - on topics ranging from marriage and the frippery of dress and behavior to economic exploitation and political corruption - can be enjoyed and appreciated for the way she "speaks to us today across a gap of almost two centuries with a voice of courage and hope," as Eleanor Flexner wrote in a 1972 biography.".
- catalog alternative "Works. Selections. 1995".
- catalog contributor b9597565.
- catalog contributor b9597566.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "In 1792, she created a furor with A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, her impassioned plea for the liberation of her half of the human race. Nevertheless, in the repressive political climate of the period, the book was virtually buried along with its author, who died tragically five years later at the age of thirty-eight.".
- catalog description "In this selection of passages from her published letters and writings, the most cogent of her arguments and observations - on topics ranging from marriage and the frippery of dress and behavior to economic exploitation and political corruption - can be enjoyed and appreciated for the way she "speaks to us today across a gap of almost two centuries with a voice of courage and hope," as Eleanor Flexner wrote in a 1972 biography.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-117).".
- catalog description "Over two hundred years ago in England, this extraordinary young woman described herself as "the first of a new genus"--An unmarried female who supported herself by her own mental labors as writer, reviewer, and translator.".
- catalog description "Today, however, Mary Wollstonecraft is universally acknowledged as the pioneer advocate of women's rights. But she was more than that. Her genius and breadth of vision enabled her to relate the status of women to human rights in general, to education, and to social justice.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 117 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Ahead of her time.".
- catalog identifier "0964188732".
- catalog isFormatOf "Ahead of her time.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Larchmont, N.Y. : Bernel Books ; New York : Distributed by Brunner/Mazel,".
- catalog relation "Ahead of her time.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "823/.7 B 20".
- catalog subject "Authors, English 18th century Biography.".
- catalog subject "Feminism Early works to 1800.".
- catalog subject "Feminism.".
- catalog subject "Feminists Great Britain Biography.".
- catalog subject "PR5841.W8 Z476 1995".
- catalog subject "Social problems Early works to 1800.".
- catalog subject "Social problems.".
- catalog subject "Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797. Correspondence.".
- catalog subject "Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797.".
- catalog subject "Women authors, English 18th century Biography.".
- catalog subject "Women's rights Early works to 1800.".
- catalog subject "Women's rights.".
- catalog title "Ahead of her time : a sampler of the life and thought of Mary Wollstonecraft / selected and arranged by Ella Mazel.".
- catalog title "Works. Selections. 1995".
- catalog type "text".