Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer and philosopher best known for her advocacy of women's rights. Until the late twentieth century, Wollstonecraft's life, which encompassed several unconventional personal relationships, received more attention than her writing. Wollstonecraft is regarded as one of the founding feminist philosophers, and feminists often cite both her life and her works as important influences. April 27, 1759 – September 10, 1797; died at 38. Alive at the same time as Napoleon, Ludwig van Beethoven, Immanuel Kant, Carl Linnaeus, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Wiki link