Despite her sympathy for the revolution, life for Wollstonecraft was very uncomfortable. In December 1792 she left for France to view first hand the revolutionary events that she had just celebrated in her recent ‘Vindication of the Rights of Men’ (1790) and that had brought her immediate fame.įrance declared war on Britain in February 1793 and Wollstonecraft tried to leave for Switzerland but was denied permission. Fuseli's wife was shocked and the relationship was severed. Boldly she proposed a platonic living arrangement with Fuseli and his wife. Wollstonecraft also pursued a relationship with the artist Henry Fuseli. She also wrote reviews, primarily of novels, for Johnson's periodical, the Analytical Review. She learned French and German and translated texts. At the time, few women could support themselves by writing. Frustrated by the limited career options open to respectable yet poor women, she nonetheless decided to embark upon a career as an author. Wollstonecraft struck out on her own in 1778 and accepted a job as a lady's companion. Although her family had a comfortable income much was squandered by her father leading the family to become financially diminished. Mary Wollstonecraft was born on 27th April 1759 in Spitalfields, London.
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