Wollstonecraft

[ wool-stuhn-kraft, ‑-krahft ]

noun

1. Mary Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).

Wollstonecraft

/ ˈwʊlstənˌkrɑːft /

noun

1. WollstonecraftMary17591797FBritishPOLITICS: feministWRITING: writer Mary. 1759–97, British feminist and writer, author of A Vindication of the Rights of Women (1792); wife of William Godwin and mother of Mary Shelley

Example Sentences

Wollstonecraft was an advocate of women’s rights and is considered one of the forerunners of feminism.

From Seattle Times

Mary Shelley, who wrote “Frankenstein,” also spent time in the park, where her mother, the feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, was buried before her remains were relocated.

From New York Times

Again, perhaps Mary Shelley had a similar upbringing to Mary Wollstonecraft.

From Salon

Silva succeeds in making Wollstonecraft — the critic, novelist, translator, trailblazing feminist and the mother of Mary Shelley, the author of “Frankenstein” — a vibrant and forceful personality, full of both love and fury.

From Washington Post

When it was unveiled the silvered-bronze sculpture came in for criticism, partly from those who felt there was no need to depict Wollstonecraft naked.

From BBC