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In this International Women’s Day special, we bring you a clip from an upcoming series "Meet a Rare Book" presented by Heritage Collections Rare Book specialist Georgia Prince. In this snippet Georgia talks of the work of early feminist and philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft - best known for her advocacy for the education of girls and women and her political essay - A Vindication of the Rights of Woman published in book form in 1792. Explore this text and more through our Auckland Libraries collections: Search Feminist https://tinyurl.com/1n9e7un7 Search Mary Wollstonecraft https://tinyurl.com/gqxnko9y About International Women's Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_Day References: Mary Wollstonecraft. A vindication of the rights of woman. 1792 https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1973396 Mary Wollstonecraft. Letters written during a short residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. 1796 https://discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb24951