Born: 27 April 1759 · Died: 10 September 1797 · Age at death: 38
How old was Mary Wollstonecraft when she died?
Mary Wollstonecraft died aged 38. She was born on 27 April 1759 and died on 10 September 1797.
English writer whose A Vindication of the Rights of Woman founded modern feminism; she was Mary Shelley's mother
Did you know?Her daughter was Mary Shelley, the author who wrote the famous Gothic novel Frankenstein.
Quick facts
Date of birth27 April 1759
Date of death10 September 1797
Age at death38
Cause of deathPuerperal infection
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceLondon, United Kingdom
Occupationtranslator, philosopher, historian
Editor's Take:
Mary Wollstonecraft argued that women are rational beings who deserve the same education as men. She grew up in a troubled home and worked as a companion, teacher and governess. She then made her living as a writer in London, rare for a woman then. A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, published in 1792, is a founding text of feminism. She travelled to revolutionary Paris and lived boldly. She died days after giving birth to the future Mary Shelley.
Key Milestones
1784: Newington Green – school
1790: Rights of Men – reply to Burke
1792: Rights of Woman – book
1796: Letters from Sweden – travel book
Mary Wollstonecraft (also UK:; 27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was an English writer and philosopher best known for her advocacy of women's rights.
Mary Wollstonecraft's birthday is April 27. She was born on April 27, 1759 in London, United Kingdom.
How old was Mary Wollstonecraft when she died?
Mary Wollstonecraft died on September 10, 1797, aged 38.
Who shares a birthday with Mary Wollstonecraft?
Famous people who share Mary Wollstonecraft's April 27 birthday include Ulysses S. Grant, Herbert Spencer, William Alexander of the Netherlands, Edward Gibbon and Samuel Finley Breese Morse.
