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Maria; Or, The Wrongs of Woman

Mary Wollstonecraft · 1798

An unfinished 1798 novel by Mary Wollstonecraft, published posthumously by William Godwin, about Maria, an intelligent woman imprisoned in a madhouse by her husband. It depicts the oppression women face under unjust laws and customs.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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