Maria: Or, the Wrongs of Woman

Maria: Or, the Wrongs of Woman - Paperback

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Maria: Or, the Wrongs of Woman - Paperback

Maria: Or, the Wrongs of Woman - Paperback

by Mary Wollstonecraft
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Book Overview

Her story of a woman incarcerated in a madhouse by her abusive husband dramatizes the effect of the English marriage laws, which made women virtually the property of their husbands. Left uncompleted at Wollstonecraft's early death, Maria remains a powerful work of propaganda, a unique picture of women's status in eighteenth-century England.

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In 'Maria, ' Wollstonecraft pursues in fictional form themes set forth in 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.' Her story of a woman incarcerated in a madhouse by her abusive husband dramatizes the effect of the English marriage laws, which made women virtually the property of their husbands.
ISBN9780393311693
Author Mary Wollstonecraft
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 1994
LanguageENG- English
Pages160
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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