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.
Maria: or, The Wrongs of Woman
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Author(s)Mary Wollstonecraft
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
ISBN / ASIN0393311694
ISBN-139780393311693
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank900,665
CategoryFiction
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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