Part 4
Janet Todd traces Mary Wollstonecraft's reactions to the events of the French Revolution, and its impact on her hopes and wishes for change in her native England.
Series exploring the work of philosopher, writer and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.
Scholar Janet Todd traces the complex emotional and intellectual trajectory of Wollstonecraft's reactions to events during the French Revolution in 1789, and its impact on her hopes and wishes for change in her native England.
Reader: Tessa Nicholson.
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