#OTD 10 Sept. 1797: death of #MaryWollstonecraft, wife of philosophical anarchist #WilliamGodwin; mother of #MaryShelley, author of Frankenstein; pioneering advocate of women's rights; citizen of the world. She lives on in her writings.

"I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves."

✒ #MaryWollstonecraft, English philosopher, historian, and novelist - wife to #WilliamGodwin and mother to #MaryShelley - #DOTD 10 September 1797. #Philosophy #History #Literature #WomensRights