SOAN 2111 Study Guide - Mary Wollstonecraft, Gilbert Imlay, Newington Green
19 Nov 2012
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Mary"s father drank excessively and abusive his wife. At the age of 15 mary left home without consent. Later she helped her sister, who married young, to leave her abusive husband. She was self supporting from the age of 19, working as a companion, teacher, head of her own school, and governess in a noble family in ireland. Learned her radical politics from a group of dissenters in the same town as her school, newington green. Then turned to writing for her living, translating from french, italian and. German for the radical publisher, joseph johnson, reviewing and publishing her own. Her first book was thought on the education of daughters (1786) Her book gave advice on infant care and teaching. Next she translated of the importance of religious opinions (1788) by jacques. Fame came with a vindication of the rights of men, a fast and furious defense of the french revolution, supporting the position taken by her friend richard.
