Mary Wollstonecraft: the mother of modern feminismMary Wollstonecraft was a radical, self-taught philosopher who wrote about women's liberation and emancipation. She had a powerful voice in her views on women's rights to obtain a good education and career opportunities. She pioneered the debate on women's rights by inspiring many 19th and 20th century writers and philosophers to also fight for women's rights. Not only did he criticize men for not giving women their rights, but he also blamed women for being voiceless and submissive. His life and the surrounding events of his time, accompanied by his strong will, had certainly influenced the way he chose to live his life and form his philosophies. Mary Wollstonecraft was born in London on 27 April 1759 to a poor family of 7 children where she was the second. He received no formal education; only his brother, Edward, would have this advantage. His father was a tyrannical man who abused and mistreated his mother. When Mary reached the age of 19, she decided to leave home and find her own path in life. He could not tolerate seeing a woman mistreated by her man, so he helped his sister Eliza, hiding her from her husband until he separated. Then, with the help of his sister and their friend Francis Fanny Blood, they founded a school. Although the school quickly collapsed, Mary used what she learned from this experience to formulate her theories on education. Subsequently, Mary moved to Ireland to work as a governess for the family of Lord Kings Borough. She also exerted her influence on the girls she cared for by teaching them how to be independent. In 1787, Mary returned to London embarking on a literary career as a translator...... middle of paper ..... By the 20th century, however, the growing concentration on feminism had led scholars, such as Virginia Sapiro, to focus more on his opinions and philosophy, which renewed interest in his works. One of the first critical readers of Wollstonecraft's “The Rights of Woman” was Hannah Mather Crocker (1752-1829). She wrote her book “Remarks on the Real Rights of Women with Their Proper Duties, Conformable to Scripture, Reason and Common Sense,” which was the first American work on women's rights. In her book there were many ideas similar to Mary's: equal intellectual potential and abilities of men and women, a friendship between a man and a woman should be a basis for their marriage, and the need for educational reform for women. Crocker, however, did not raise the issue of women's right to work or political citizenship. (Botting and Carey. 710-12).