Berges, SandrineCoffee, A. M. S. J.Berges, SandrineCoffee, A. M. S. J.2019-07-172019-07-1720169780198766841http://hdl.handle.net/11693/52261In the Introduction to this volume, the authors attempt to reflect on the place of Wollstonecraft studies in the recovery project through the attempts to (re-) introduce texts by women in academic philosophy; to present a brief biography of Mary Wollstonecraft, and to introduce each chapter in the volume. This introduction also presents aspects of Wollstonecraft scholarship: a study of her intellectual background, from her possible acquaintance with ancient texts to her engagement with eighteenth-century political philosophy; and her social and political thought, showing that it goes beyond feminism and deals with questions of children and animal rights, property rights and slavery. The chapter concludes with a more detailed look at her specifically republican outlook on freedom.EnglishWollstonecraftFeminismHistory of feminismHistory of philosophyInfluencesLifeRecovery projectSocial and political philosophyWomen philosophersEditorial10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198766841.003.000110.1093/acprof:oso/9780198766841.001.0001