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6 unusual facts about Wollstonecraft


Alexander Berry

Berry Island, near the present day suburb of Wollstonecraft, and originally part of the Wollstonecraft estate was named after Alexander Berry.

Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797–1851), author of Frankenstein, daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft

Edward Wollstonecraft, 19th-century merchant and explorer, nephew of Mary Wollstonecraft

Wollstonecraft, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, named after Edward

Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797), English author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Wollstonecraft, New South Wales

Wollstonecraft said that he left England to escape the notoriety of his aunt Mary Wollstonecraft, the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.


Crows Nest, New South Wales

Edward Wollstonecraft built a cottage, the 'Crow's Nest' and, according to his business partner Alexander Berry, chose the name "on account of its elevated and commanding position".

Lodore

Bennett, Betty T. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: An Introduction.


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