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Mary Shelley's mother, Mary Wollstonecraft

An extract from a documentary presented by Robert Winston about Mary Shelley's parents. It looks at the life of Mary Wollstonecraft as a woman who made a vast contribution to women's rights. Her death 11 days after Mary Shelley was born had a real impact on Mary's life.

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