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A review by ssgcedits
Revolutionary Feminism: The Mind and Career of Mary Wollstonecraft by Gary Kelly
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Kelly did not just write a biography or an analysis of Mary Wollstonecraft's writing. He wrote those into a brilliant social analysis of 18th century Britain. It is brilliant in that it puts this Wollstonecraft's ideas into context, but also follows the social processes that took place from early Enlightenment to early Romanticism, drawing connections to modern views as well. Kelly's description of class relations, the way ideas flowed and how the social debate of the French Revolution affected attitudes, politics and even the every day life of British society is eye-opening even to a historian who has lived there. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants learn more about Wollstonecraft and the British cultural revolution.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, War, Misogyny, Violence, Mental illness, Abandonment, and Death