Maria

Or, The Wrongs of Woman

Author: Mary Wollstonecraft
ISBN: 9780393311693

In 'Maria, ' Wollstonecraft pursues in fictional form themes set forth in 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.' Her story of a woman incarcerated in a madhouse by her abusive husband dramatizes the effect of the English marriage laws, which made women virtually the property of their husbands.

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date: 1994

Subjects: Fiction / General, Fiction / Literary

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Fiction)