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Mentioned in 11 episodes

A Vindication of the rights of woman

Book • 1999

Mary Wollstonecraft

Mentioned by

Angelina Stanford

Erika Bachiochi

Kwame Anthony Appiah

Mentioned in 11 episodes

Mentioned as the book written by Mary Shelley's mother, Mary Wollstonecraft.

Episode #238 ... Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

Mentioned by

Tim Harford

as a book read by Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Frankenstein Versus the Volcano

Mentioned by

Angelina Stanford

in relation to her arguments for women's education and full participation in society.

Episode 150: "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 18-End

Mentioned by

John Hopkins

to discuss the challenge of traditional gender roles during the Victorian era.

The Victorians, Part 2 of 2

Mentioned as an important polemic against Burke.

Liberal Socialism? WTF (Ft.Matt McManus)

Mentioned by

Stuti Roy

and

Sophie Lewis

in the context of the metaphor of slavery used in her work and its implications.

Sophie Lewis, "Enemy Feminisms: Terfs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation" (Haymarket Books, 2025)

Mentioned by

Sarah Bakewell

as a feminist who used humanist principles to challenge societal views on women.

231 | Sarah Bakewell on the History of Humanism

Menzionata da

Gaetano Pagano

come madre di Mary Shelley, autrice di Frankenstein.

1. La Creatura di Frankenstein: dramma del brutto, invidia del grembo

Mentioned as the author of a pioneering book that helped her become known as the first feminist philosopher.

HAP 44 - Religion and Pure Principles - Maria W. Stewart

Mentioned by

Alex Neve

as a universal vision of common humanity.

Massey Lecture Part 2 | The six years that remade human rights

Mentioned by

Amit Varma

as a book that shaped his thinking, using a Lockean argument to advocate for women's rights.

Ep 5: Do you own yourself? | Amit Varma defends classical liberalism

Mentioned by Stephen Dubner as an example of a manifesto.

453. A Rescue Plan for Black America

Mentioned by

Erika Bachiochi

to highlight the early feminist's views on chastity and its importance in social virtue.

Catholic Feminism | Erika Bachiochi

Mentioned by

Naomi Alderman

and Dr Corin Throsby while discussing her life and work, highlighting her impact on feminist thought and modern society.

Disruptors: Mary Wollstonecraft

Mentioned by

Kwame Anthony Appiah

in the context of feminist thought and gender equality.

83 | Kwame Anthony Appiah on Identity, Stories, and Cosmopolitanism

Mentioned by

Ann Foster

as a book delivered to bookshops and lending libraries, discussing women's rights.

Mary Shelley's mother, Mary Wollstonecraft (part one)

Mentioned by

Matt McManus

as a prototypical figure for liberal socialist ideas.

The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism w/ Matt McManus

Mentioned by

Jacke Wilson

as a book that inspired Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

705 Runaway Poets - How the Brownings Fell in Love (And Why It Matters)

Mentioned as a work by Mary Wollstonecraft, considered the first feminist.

The Seventeen Year-Old Who Invented Science Fiction

Mentioned as having inspired Aaron Burr to secure an extensive education for his daughter, Theodosia.

SYMHC Classics: Theodosia Burr Alston

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