Plaque

Mary Wollstonecraft - SE1

Inscription

Mary Wollstonecraft, 1759 - 1797, writer, teacher and champion of women's rights.
Voted by the People, London Borough of Southwark

Site: Mary Wollstonecraft - SE1 (1 memorial)

SE1, Dolben Street, 45

The terrific A Vindication of the Rights of Mary has a whole page on this address, where, it is believed, Mary lived 1788 - 1791.

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Mary Wollstonecraft - SE1

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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Mary Wollstonecraft - SE1

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Southwark Council

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