Wollstonecraftian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Wollstonecraft +‎ -ian

Adjective[edit]

Wollstonecraftian (comparative more Wollstonecraftian, superlative most Wollstonecraftian)

  1. Of or relating to Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797), English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights.

Noun[edit]

Wollstonecraftian (plural Wollstonecraftians)

  1. A proponent of the views expressed by Mary Wollstonecraft.
    • 1802, The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners:
      Mary Hays, (says a highly respectable writer) I believe, is little known; but, from her Letters and Essays, she is evidently a Wollstonecraftian!
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