Wollstonec
(1759-97
Presented by: Simra
, Background
• Mary was born into prosperity but her father, a dr
squandered the family money. .
• While her older brother, Ned, received an extensi
formal education, Mary spent just a few years in a
school.
• Why should she be denied the opportunities affor
her brother just because she was a girl?
• She resolved, with characteristic determination, t
educate herself