About this Event
Former Times journalist and vice president of the Putney Society Hugh Thompson returns to tell the story of Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-97) the feminist icon who once threw herself off Putney Bridge. In a time when women had few rights and less opportunities, how did this god mother of feminism, this “hyena in a petticoat” achieve so much? How did she navigate a life of cruel childhood, disastrous love affairs, suicide attempts and end up a revered and respected figurehead in the history of female emancipation. Her famous books inspired not only the Romantic poets but women everywhere seeking equality and independence. There was a time when the tragedies in her life were seen as a vindication of women knowing their place, no more. But as her recent statue in Newington Green shows she is not without controversy.
6pm Refreshments
6:30pm Talk
Event venue & nearby stays
Putney Library, 5-7 Disraeli Road, London, United Kingdom
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