Audiobooks by Mary Wollstonecraft

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Audiobook

"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, authored by Mary Wollstonecraft stands as a pioneering work in feminist philosophy and advocacy. In this groundbreaking text, Wollstonecraft passionately argues for the education and empowerment of women, challenging the societal norms that confine them to subservient roles. Through eloquent prose and incisive reasoning, she critiques the prevailing attitudes of her time, asserting that women are not inherently inferior to men but are instead denied the opportunities for intellectual and moral development. Wollstonecraft's work is not merely a call for women's rights; it is a profound exploration of the interconnectedness of gender, politics, and morality. She emphasizes the importance of reason and virtue, advocating for a society where women can contribute meaningfully to the public sphere. By addressing issues such as marriage, education, and the nature of virtue, Wollstonecraft lays the groundwork for future feminist thought, making her arguments both timeless and relevant. This text invites readers to reflect on the fundamental principles of equality and justice, urging a reevaluation of the roles assigned to women in society. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman remains a vital and inspiring manifesto, encouraging generations to strive for a more equitable world."

Mary Wollstonecraft (Author), Digital Voice Madison G (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Vindicación de los derechos de la mujer: (Español latino)

"Gratis por lanzamiento! -En español neutro, narrado por un humano- En este ensayo, Wollstonecraft defiende la igualdad de derechos entre hombres y mujeres, especialmente en lo referente a la educación. Argumenta que las mujeres no son naturalmente inferiores, sino que su aparente debilidad proviene de la falta de oportunidades para desarrollarse intelectual y moralmente. La autora reclama una educación racional para las mujeres, que les permita ser independientes, ejercer su razón y participar plenamente en la sociedad."

Mary Wollstonecraft (Author), Max Garzón (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Vindicación de los derechos de la mujer

"La obra que cambió el mundo y puso las bases del feminismo moderno. Traducción de Marta Lois González A lo largo de la historia, algunos libros han cambiado el mundo. Han transformado la manera en que nos vemos a nosotros mismos y a los demás. Han inspirado el debate, la discordia, la guerra y la revolución. Han iluminado, indignado, provocado y consolado. Han enriquecido vidas, y también las han destruido. Esta apasionada declaración de independencia de la mujer escrita por Mary Wollstonecraft hizo añicos el estereotipo de la dama dócil y ornamental, anticipando una nueva era de igualdad y consagrando a su autora como fundadora del feminismo moderno."

Mary Wollstonecraft (Author), Laura Monedero (Narrator)

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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects

"One of the earliest works of feminist philosophy, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman advocates for the education of women in a time where the opposite belief was predominately held. Written during the French Revolution, Wollstonecraft's work had a significant impact on those advocating for women's rights during the nineteenth century."

Mary Wollstonecraft (Author), Jilly Bond (Narrator)

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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

"'It is time to effect a revolution in female manners — time to restore to them their lost dignity — and make them, as a part of the human species, labour by reforming themselves to reform the world. It is time to separate unchangeable morals from local manners.” Set against the backdrop of a world and society in turmoil during the various revolution across the globe, and written before the term “feminism” had become popularized, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a treatise that explains the ways in which women were mistreated and marginalized. Specifically, this explication was writing to respond to a particular popular idea of the time: that women were unsuited for getting their own educations and were better off living private, quiet lives in service of husbands. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a lengthy explanation of the inalienable rights women have, and the rights that Wollstonecraft believed were being stolen from women in her time, particularly the rights to public education, holding a place in politics, and working outside of the home. This book was ahead of its time, and many of the propositions for equality Wollstonecraft put forth were not realized during her lifetime. Reading this early feminist work gives a modern reader an appreciation for the progress society has made in the centuries since its publication."

Mary Wollstonecraft (Author), Sierra Kline (Narrator)

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Mary and Maria, Matilda: Penguin Classics

"Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Rosalind Eleazar, star of The Personal History of David Copperfield. This definitive edition includes an introduction by Janet Todd. These three works of fiction - two by Mary Wollstonecraft, the radical author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, and one by her daughter Mary Shelley, creator of Frankenstein - are powerfully emotive stories that combine passion with forceful feminist argument. In Mary Wollstonecraft's Mary, the heroine flees her young husband in order to nurse her dearest friend, Ann, and finds genuine love, while Maria tells of a desperate young woman who seeks consolation in the arms of another man after the loss of her child. And Mary Shelley's Matilda - suppressed for over a century - tells the story of a woman alienated from society by the incestuous passion of her father. Humane, compassionate and highly controversial, these stories demonstrate the strongly original genius of their authors. (P) Penguin Audio 2020"

Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Author), Kristin Atherton, Rosalind Eleazar (Narrator)

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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: Penguin Classics

"Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by celebrated British novelist Jeanette Winterson, CBE. This definitive recording includes an introduction to the audio edition written and performed by Jeanette Winterson. Writing in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France, Mary Wollstonecraft produced her own declaration of female independence in 1792. Passionate and forthright, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity, and instead laid out the principles of emancipation: an equal education for girls and boys, an end to prejudice, and for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner. Mary Wollstonecraft's work was received with a mixture of admiration and outrage - one critic called her 'a hyena in petticoats' - yet it established her as the mother of modern feminism."

Mary Wollstonecraft (Author), Jeanette Winterson (Narrator)

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Mary: A Fiction

"Eliza, Mary's mother, is obsessed with novels, rarely considers anyone but herself, and favours Mary's brother. She neglects her daughter, who educates herself using only books and the natural world. Ignored by her family, Mary devotes much of her time to charity. When her brother suddenly dies, leaving Mary heir to the family's fortune, her mother finally takes an interest in her; she is taught "accomplishments", such as dancing, that will attract suitors. However, Mary's mother soon sickens and requests on her deathbed that Mary wed Charles, a wealthy man she has never met. Stunned and unable to refuse, Mary agrees. Immediately after the ceremony, Charles departs for the Continent. (Summary by Wikipedia)"

Mary Wollstonecraft (Author), LibriVox Volunteers (Narrator)

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Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark

"Published in 1796, Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark is a personal travel narrative by the eighteenth-century British feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. The twenty-five letters cover a wide range of topics, from sociological reflections on Scandinavia and its peoples to philosophical questions regarding identity. Published by Wollstonecraft's career-long publisher, Joseph Johnson, it was the last work issued during her lifetime. Wollstonecraft undertook her tour of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark in order to retrieve a stolen treasure ship for her lover, Gilbert Imlay. Believing that the journey would restore their strained relationship, she eagerly set off. However, over the course of the three months she spent in Scandinavia, she realized that Imlay had no intention of renewing the relationship. The letters, which constitute the text, drawn from her journal and from missives she sent to Imlay, reflect her anger and melancholy over his repeated betrayals. Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark is therefore both a travel narrative and an autobiographical memoir. Using the rhetoric of the sublime, Wollstonecraft explores the relationship between self and society in the text. She values subjective experience, particularly in relation to nature; champions the liberation and education of women; and illustrates the detrimental effects of commerce on society. Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark was Wollstonecraft's most popular book in the 1790s—it sold well and was reviewed favorably by most critics. Wollstonecraft's future husband, philosopher William Godwin, wrote: "If ever there was a book calculated to make a man in love with its author, this appears to me to be the book." The book also influenced Romantic poets such as William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who drew on its themes and its aesthetic. While the book initially inspired readers to travel to Scandinavia, it failed to retain its popularity after the publication of Godwin's Memoirs of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in 1798, which revealed Wollstonecraft's unorthodox private life." (Summary from Wikipedia, revised a little by Stav Nisser.)"

Mary Wollstonecraft (Author), LibriVox Volunteers (Narrator)

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Mary: A Fiction (Version 2)

"Mary: A Fiction, published in 1788, is a tragic story that decries marriages not based on love. It can be considered an example of feminist fiction. Mary's parents are in a loveless marriage. As the second-born, female child, she is neglected; her education is self-directed from books, nature, and her own inclinations. Her inclinations, however, are towards genius and religion. Mary becomes the heiress of her parents' fortune when her brother dies. To keep the family property together due to litigation, her parents marry her to a boy she has never met. After the ceremony, he goes to the Continent, and Mary devotes herself to her weak, sickly friend, Ann. She is disgusted with the thought of living with her husband - a weak, shallow man. Strong love for Ann, love for a "better" man, religion, and benevolence support Mary through a life on the run from conventional duty. - Summary by TriciaG"

Mary Wollstonecraft (Author), TriciaG (Narrator)

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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

"In A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft tackles the wasted potential she sees in women, refusing to see them as inferior to men; she decries their limitations and suggests that they are worthy of an equal standard of education, and that they should be taught to develop their own reason, not simply how to gain a man. Written in 1792, at the height of the French Revolution, A Vindication is an eloquent and persuasive response to the prevailing attitudes of the time. It is the original feminist manifesto."

Mary Wollstonecraft (Author), Fiona Shaw, Jonathan Keeble (Narrator)

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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

"Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) is best known for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in which she argued that women are not naturally inferior to men, but only appeared to be because they lacked education. She suggested that both men and women should be treated as rational beings and imagined a social order founded on reason. - Today, Wollstonecraft is considered a foundational thinker in feminist philosophy. Her early advocacy of women's equality and her attacks on conventional femininity and the degradation of women presaged the later emergence of the feminist political movement. Feminist scholars and activists have cited both her philosophical ideas and personal struggles as important influences in their work. This is one of the 12 Books That Changed the World by Melvyn Bragg. (Summary from Wikipedia and Alex Foster)"

Mary Wollstonecraft (Author), LibriVox Volunteers (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by Mary Wollstonecraft

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