Description: This Very Short Introduction will examine the conditions for Mary Wollstonecraft's formation as a feminist, and will go on to look at Wollstonecraft as an educator, a political thinker, and a romantic.
Review Quotes: "The compact demands of the "very short introduction" might entice a lesser scholar to cherry-pick her quotable moments or trace a coherent argument across her oeuvre. Admirably, Clery insists on contradictions and contingencies, introducing readers to the rich and compelling context of Wollstonecraft's world. This introduction follows Wollstonecraft as she grows, responds and changes her mind..." -- Madeleine Saidenberg, Times Literary Supplement