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Mary Wollstonecraft was born in Spitalfields, London on Apr. 27, 1759 and died on Sept. 10, 1797. Wollstonecraft was a British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. Her daughter, Mary Shelley is also a writer. Her best work is for her Vindication of the Rights of Women (1792), and her influence went beyond a huge contribution to feminism especially in the 20th century when women wanted equality. Mary Wollstonecraft is also remembered for and extending the shaping art of travel writing into a literary genre and had an impact on Romantic movement.("Mary Wollstonecraft(StanfordEncyclopediaofPhilosophy)."StanfordEncyclopediaofPhilosophy.Web. 30 May 2011.

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