January 18th
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- What kind of a teacher was Mary Wollstonecraft? Would you want her to teach you or your children?
- What is the story of her school on Newington Green?
- Did the school apply her educational philosophy as it was set forth in Original Stories?
- If not, why do you think there is a difference between the educational philosophy of her school and the educational philosophy of her children’s stories?
- Who were her friends, mentors, and neighbors on Newington Green? How did these relationships shape her philosophical and political views?
- What do you make of the “community of women” that she, Fanny, and her sisters created? Was it a viable alternative to family life then, and would it be now?
- What do you think of Mary’s friendship with Fanny? Is it more than just a friendship? Does it matter?
- How does Mary manage her money during this period of her life? What obligations does she take regarding the support of her family and friends?
- Do William Blake’s illustrations for Wollstonecraft’s Original Stories shore up or subvert the morals of each story?
- What is the educative mission of Wollstonecraft’s Original Stories? How can we read this text as a product of Wollstonecraft’s early life and work experiences?
- How can one interpret William Blake’s illuminated manuscript for his poem “Visions of the Daughters of Albion” as engaging the ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft on women’s rights, modesty, love, marriage, sexuality, and the equality of the sexes?
- How can one interpret William Blake’s poem “Mary” as engaging the life story of Mary Wollstonecraft?
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