Emma Rauschenbusch-Clough
Published: 2015-06-26
Total Pages: 252
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Excerpt from A Study of Mary Wollstonecraft and the Rights of Woman My attention was first directed to the subject of this book by Professor Dr. M. Heinze, of the University of Leipzig. He observed, in conversation, that though much was being written on the subject of the position of woman and on the movement in connection with her emancipation, comparatively little was being done by way of patient research in the annals of the past, to define the influences which have resulted in the social revolution of the present day. As a center for possible investigation of this kind, he mentioned Mary. Wollstonecraft, her work and her times. Following his suggestion, I took a survey of that which had been done in this particular direction, and found that Mr. C. Kegan Paul, Mary Wollstone-craft's biographer in recent times, had done valuable work in editing letters by her in connection with his work on William Godwin, his Friends and Contemporaries, London, 1876. His work had formed the foundation for several biographical sketches. A full analytical and critical investigation of her views, as they had found expression in her life and works, with a survey of the influences which had moulded her thought, had yet to be given. This was the task which I made my own. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.