Auckland Libraries

Listen to learn about Mary Wollstonecraft’s groundbreaking book of feminist philosophy, her brave and unconventional lifestyle, her political writing on the French Revolution, and her imaginatively written travel book. After Wollstonecraft's death, her grief-stricken widower, William Godwin, published Memoirs of Her Life, a revolutionary biography, which inadvertently destroyed her reputation for almost a century. Learn more about these rare books: https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Pages/meet-a-rare-book-ep7-wollstonecraft.aspx Enjoy other Meet a Rare Book episodes from the series playlist: www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Pages/meet…-book.aspx Sound Archive: Originally recorded on 11 February 2021 for the Meet a Rare Book Collection SA_0078_22 Image: Mary Wollstonecraft. A vindication of the rights of woman, 1792. b1973396_02 Music: Afternoon Tea by Mona Wonderlick - https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Mona%20Wonderlick AShamaluevMusic - https://soundcloud.com/search?q=AShamaluevMusic Production Credit