Wollstonecraft
[woo l-stuh n-kraft, ‐krahft]
- MaryMary Wollstonecraft Godwin, 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).
Show More
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for wollstonecraft
Contemporary Examples
Percy revered Wollstonecraft, and the allure of her legacy heightened his attraction to her daughter.
Seduce Like a Writer: How 7 Famous Scribes WooedJoni Rendon, Shannon McKenna Schmidt
February 13, 2014
If you doubt that heartbreak is timeless, you need to read these letters from Wollstonecraft to her baby-daddy Gilbert Imlay.
Historical Examples
The illness of Mrs. Wollstonecraft was lingering, but hopeless.
But the air was so full of taunt and threat that Miss Wollstonecraft thought best to leave England for a time.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 2 of 14Elbert Hubbard
His eye fell upon the word "Wollstonecraft," marked on a plain little slate slab.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 2 of 14Elbert Hubbard
According to the prevailing opinion,” says Mrs. Wollstonecraft, “women were made for men.
The Radicalism of Shelley and Its SourcesDaniel J. MacDonald
Your marriage and divorce speeches and resolutions you must have learned in the school of a Wollstonecraft or a Sophie Arnaut.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2)Ida Husted Harper
Wollstonecraft
- 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
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012