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History of European Ideas· 2026Q1

Mary Wollstonecraft Against Modernity

Laura Brace

Short summary

This book argues that Mary Wollstonecraft's critique of modernization offers a valuable lens for understanding contemporary feminist challenges.

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Key points

  • Re-evaluates Mary Wollstonecraft's critique of modernization.
  • Challenges the automatic association of feminism with modernization.
  • Argues Wollstonecraft's ideas are relevant to contemporary feminist issues.
  • Proposes a more complex understanding of feminism and progress.

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Abstract

Mary Wollstonecraft Against Modernity starts from the premise that we need to unsettle prevailing assumptions about the relationship between feminism and modernization, and in particular the unques...

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Field: Religious studies

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