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Mary Wollstonecraft Born
Mary Wollstonecraft is born in London. She is the second of seven siblings. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Wollstonecraft/images-videos#/media/1/646679/234323 -
Thoughts on the Education of Daughters
First short tract from Wollstonecraft, that offers advice on female education to the emerging British middle class. https://www.amazon.com/Thoughts-Education-Daughters-Mary-Wollstonecraft/dp/3849681017 -
Publishes Novel
Wollstonecraft publishes her first novel, Mary, A Fiction. She also publishes a children's book titled Original Stories from Real Life which provides a model for teachers and pupils which would fix principles of truth and humanityvhttps://www.amazon.com/Original-Stories-Real-Life-Conversations-ebook/dp/B06XD1MGK6 -
French Revolution
It was the French Revolution that brought Wollstonecraft to the public eye. Inspiring Wollstonecraft and other intellectuals. She publishes The Female Reader. https://www.britannica.com/event/French-Revolution -
A Vindication of the Rights of Man
Mary Wollstonecraft decided to respond to Edmund Burke's anti-revolution treatise Reflections on the Revolution. Which she wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Man – a defense of the Revolution and its principles. It became very popular and made her name known. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Wollstonecraft/images-videos#/media/1/646679/76126 -
A Vindication of the Rights of Women
Wollstonecraft publishes a manifesto arguing for greater equality between men and women which comes as a shock for some as women had no equality. https://www.britannica.com/topic/feminism#/media/1/724633/76126 -
Starts Relationship
Wollstonecraft starts an affair with the American adventurer and entrepreneur Gilbert Imlay. Moves in together in Paris. https://www.geni.com/people/First-Lieutenant-Gilbert-Imlay-Continental-Army/6000000013302240732 -
Suicide Attempt
After the rejection of lmlays, Wollstonecraft unsuccessfully attempts suicide in London. https://www.lonelyplanet.com/england/london -
Reunites with Godwin
Wollstonecraft and William Godwin meet again,the pair move in together and live as a couple. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Godwin#/media/File:William_Godwin_by_Henry_William_Pickersgill.jpg -
Mary Wollstonecraft Dies
Mary Wollstonecraft dies from childbirth due to complications. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Wollstonecraft/images-videos#/media/1/646679/234323
