Mary Wollstonecraft by Matt Smith https://padlet.com/msmith5951/fg8klyslobwbkc2o en-us 2021-11-03 20:58:45 UTC 2021-11-04 05:34:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Who is Mary Wollstonecraft? msmith5951 https://padlet.com/msmith5951/fg8klyslobwbkc2o/wish/1866519128 Mary Wollstonecraft was an English philosopher and writer that lived from 1759 to 1797. Her first publication was on the education of daughters; she went on to write about politics, history, and various aspects of philosophy in a number of different genres that included critical reviews, translations, pamphlets, and novels. Mary had no formal education but had connections that allowed her to excel in writing and philosophy. ]]> 2021-11-04 03:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/msmith5951/fg8klyslobwbkc2o/wish/1866519128 Fun Facts msmith5951 https://padlet.com/msmith5951/fg8klyslobwbkc2o/wish/1866546020 She married William Godwin, the father of philosophical anarchism.
Her daughter, Mary, would go on to write Frankenstein.

]]> 2021-11-04 04:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/msmith5951/fg8klyslobwbkc2o/wish/1866546020 Philosophical Ideals msmith5951 https://padlet.com/msmith5951/fg8klyslobwbkc2o/wish/1866618096 While Wollstonecraft is credited in her understanding of ancient philosophers, she carved her own path of political philosophy. She worked to establish women's status in political situations and her work is still widely applicable to feminist and political debate. While some discredit her work for what has become feminism, she held her own against prominent political figures and philosophers of her time. She maintained a conservative political viewpoint while arguing against what she called slavery of women. ]]> 2021-11-04 05:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/msmith5951/fg8klyslobwbkc2o/wish/1866618096 Quote to summarize her political philosophy msmith5951 https://padlet.com/msmith5951/fg8klyslobwbkc2o/wish/1866619956 “Make women rational creatures, and free citizens, and they will quickly become good wives; - that is, if men do not neglect the duties of husbands and fathers.”
—Mary Wollstonecraft
]]> 2021-11-04 05:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/msmith5951/fg8klyslobwbkc2o/wish/1866619956 My take on her political philosophy msmith5951 https://padlet.com/msmith5951/fg8klyslobwbkc2o/wish/1866645719 I decided on Mary Wollstonecraft because she had worked on political philosophy. After looking over the sources I found on her I was shocked to see how relevant all of this still is today. Arguing for political and civil advocation for women, fighting a patriarchal political system, everything I found on her has stayed or increased in relevance. ]]> 2021-11-04 05:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/msmith5951/fg8klyslobwbkc2o/wish/1866645719 Questions msmith5951 https://padlet.com/msmith5951/fg8klyslobwbkc2o/wish/1866650520 What is your opinion on Wollstonecraft's relevance? 

What does it say about humanity that over 200 years after Wollstonecraft's death, her work is still applicable and useful in modern issues? ]]> 2021-11-04 05:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/msmith5951/fg8klyslobwbkc2o/wish/1866650520 Sources msmith5951 https://padlet.com/msmith5951/fg8klyslobwbkc2o/wish/1866655180 https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/wollstonecraft/#Bio

https://www.biography.com/scholar/mary-wollstonecraft

https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/the-social-and-political-philosophy-of-mary-wollstonecraft-2/

https://philosophynow.org/issues/128/Mary_Wollstonecraft_1759-1797]]> 2021-11-04 05:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/msmith5951/fg8klyslobwbkc2o/wish/1866655180