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A review by ameyawarde
Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley by Charlotte Gordon
5.0
I am so in love with the Marys, and I'm so embarrassed & sad that this is really the first time I've actually learned anything about either of them, despite how profoundly important they were, especially Wollstonecraft. I'm an extreme history nerd & veryvery feminist... and I'm just now *really* learning about Wollstonecraft at age 28?! What other hugely significant things/people do I just know nothing about? DO I KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL!?!? (Nope, I do not.)
I found both women fascinating because of their refusal to live (completely) by the BS gender norms of their day, because of their philosophical/political radicalness, because of their struggles with mental health, because of their dedication to living their lives within their own principals/philosophy, even when it turned them into exiles, because of their dedication to social justice & the struggles of women and other disadvantaged groups, their ability to support themselves and their children despite the challenges and societies that didn't accept working women, and just.. MANY THINGS. I love them and everyone should read this book.
I found both women fascinating because of their refusal to live (completely) by the BS gender norms of their day, because of their philosophical/political radicalness, because of their struggles with mental health, because of their dedication to living their lives within their own principals/philosophy, even when it turned them into exiles, because of their dedication to social justice & the struggles of women and other disadvantaged groups, their ability to support themselves and their children despite the challenges and societies that didn't accept working women, and just.. MANY THINGS. I love them and everyone should read this book.