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MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT GODWIN

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Overview

MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT GODWIN (noun)
  The noun MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT GODWIN has 1 sense:

1. English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women; mother of Mary Shelley (1759-1797)play

  Familiarity information: MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT GODWIN used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT GODWIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women; mother of Mary Shelley (1759-1797)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Mary Wollstonecraft; Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin; Wollstonecraft

Instance hypernyms:

feminist; libber; women's liberationist; women's rightist (a supporter of feminism)

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))


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