Dying Mothers, the Birth of Handwashing, and the Bittersweet True Love Story Behind ‘Frankenstein’
The Marginalian • 2/6/2026
Summary
The essay is adapted from Traversal and discusses Mary Wollstonecraft, who wrote to a daughter she had not yet given birth to, expressing concerns about death and offering advice on living authentically. In late 1791, while important men in America were drafting a Universal Bill of Rights, Wollstonecraft was working on A Vindication of the Rights of…
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