![41. Mary Wollstonecraft](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/12425339/BigRep3000new_300x300.jpg)
In this episode we discuss Mary Wollstonecraft, one of the western world's first women’s rights activists. We talk about how the world reacted to her, her writings, and Enlightenment era ideas. Then we discuss the culture of the 1700’s and how Wollstonecraft's ideas impacted her daily life in this society. Lastly we reflect on how her words influenced others throughout time.
Trigger warnings: brief mentions of attempted suicide and suicide
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Hosts: Kimberly Kunkle and Rebecca L. Salois
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Music: Shawn P. Russell
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Recording and Editing: Rebecca L. Salois
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Sources:
- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, by Mary Wollstonecraft
- “The Radical Ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft,” by Susan Ferguson
- Eight Women Philosophers: Theory, Politics, and Feminism, by Jane Duran
- “Defending the Character and Conduct of Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1803” by the Australian Women’s History Network
- Trainwreck by Sady Doyle
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