Mary Wollstonecraft

• Pocket mirrors come packaged complete with a velvet bag for safe keeping.
• Dimensions: 2.25 Diameter.
• Design on one side with real glass mirror on the other side.

Mary Wollstonecraft was a remarkably ambitious, adventurous, and brilliant intellectual—a woman who lived decades, if not centuries, ahead of her time. While widely recognized as a foundational feminist and the mother of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, her own legacy is one of fierce independence and intellectual defiance.

Born in 1759, Wollstonecraft possessed a restless, formidable mind and aspirations that far exceeded the restrictive boundaries of 18th-century society. She lived with a boldness that was rare for her era, asserting herself politically, sexually, and philosophically. For over two centuries, her seminal works—most notably A Vindication of the Rights of Woman—have served as a cornerstone for feminist movements globally. It is a sobering reflection on modern progress that, in many ways, society has yet to fully realize the visionary ideals Wollstonecraft championed over 200 years ago.