Wollstonecraft, Mary(1759-1797) English author, often considered the
first feminist, who was an early pioneer of women's rights. She died shortly
after giving birth to her daughter, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) - Her best-known work is an
attack on the chauvinistic conventions of her time. The basic doctrine of
the later women's movement was deftly presented here, gaining both fame and
scorn for Wollstonecraft.
