Mary Wollstonecraft Background

Mary Wollstonecraft was a fighter for women and their rights in society, she has left a legacy for women to follow. She was believed to create the idea of feminism. Her childhood and early life play a big role in why she was a such a strong woman later on in her life. She was raised in Spitalfields, London, she was born in 1759. Her father was not the male figure anyone wants in their life. He, John Edward. acted very poorly with the small amount of money they had and created a drinking habit himself. He would physically and verbally beat his wife, Elizabeth Dickson. This lead to fear in their children, where Mary was the second out of seven. Mary was often found sleeping outside her parents door so her father could not beat her mother. Mary
As Edward was trying to make a living he moved all over England. In 1780 the Wollstonecrafts lost their mother due to sickness, This inspired Mary to move out and move in with her friend Fanny Blood. Her sister had a similar experience as her mother and was forced to leave her child behind with her past husband. Then in 1884 Eliza and her other sister Everina moved in with Mary and Fanny and they decided they needed a way to help with their financial situation. They decided to open up a school Newington Green, This was a start of a new life for Mary
In 2011 to raise awareness and money to build a statue of Wollstonecraft her image was projected onto the Palace of Westminster. She has been the influence for many women's rights conventions and conferences all over the world. She once stated,” I and going to be the start of a new genus.” This means that she wished to start a new revolution for women, and she did. She has given people the courage to stand up for what they believe in because of the risks she took to get her voice out. Wollstonecraft’s work carried on to inspire Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia