Mary Wollstonecraft and her legacyAfter the Enlightenment, Mary Wollstonecraft wrote the feminist novel The Vindication of Woman's Rights. In this novel, she applies to women rights formerly reserved for men, such as inalienable rights. His novel touched different areas of society. Wollstonecraft called for the advancement of women's rights in areas such as education, work, and politics. She also proposes that women are just as capable as men and have a much greater purpose than simply pleasing men. Her novel became a bestseller in the summer of 1792. 1 After reading her novel, many women applied her views as much as possible to their lives during the period in which they lived. Mary Wollstonecraft's novel was the first major stand for women's rights, creating the feminist movement in Britain and, consequently, the Americas. Mary Wollstonecraft influenced the lives of many women. One important woman on whom Mary Wollstonecraft had an effect was Margaret Fuller. Margaret's father, Timothy Fuller, needed an intellectual companion. Because he did not have a son as his firstborn, he gave Margaret an education meant only for men of the time. He was also an advocate for women's rights, playing a major role in developing Margaret's feminist views that she held later in life.2 He used Wollstonecraft's novel as a guide to Margaret's education and instilled in her that there were no limits to female life. spirit. Mr. Fuller pushed Margaret's education to the limits, teaching her subjects aimed at both women and men. He taught her history and literature, subjects considered good for a woman and useful for becoming a wife, and taught her the high...... middle of paper ......165, 198.Bibliography1 . Allen, Margaret Vanderhaar The Making of Margaret Fuller. London: ThePennsylvania State University Press, 1979.2. Capper, Charles. Margaret Fuller An American Romantic Life. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992.3. Fuller, Marguerite. “Women in the 19th century”. (March 3, 2000).4. Mitchell, David. The fighting Pankhursts. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1967.5. Rosen, Andrew. Get up, women! London: Routeledge & Kegan Paul, 1974.6. Rowbotham, Sheila. “A feminist voice across 200 years”, The Independent, June 4, 1992, sec. Living page.7. Wade, Mason. Margaret Fuller: the whetstone of genius. New York: The Vicking Press,1940.