Hello, my name is Mary, Mary Wollstonecraft. I was born in the Spitalfields of London on April, 27, 1759. I have 6 siblings, and I was born to the parents Edward and Elizabeth W0llstonecraft. I grew up in a middle class family, very low middle class. My father was a manager who had high hopes of being rich and successful. He moved us all around England in a series of unsuccessful attempts to make it big. Unfortunately, every move only made my family poorer. My family became bankrupt and we sustained many hardships. These hard times encouraged me to want to be even more successful then I had ever wanted. I have to say, I am, and have always been. very intelligent. As a child, my neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Clare allowed me to use their library and home to study and expand my knowledge. I credit all of my education and intelligence to them.
My father took all of his anger out on my mother. I often slept in front of my parents bedroom door to prevent my father from harming my mother. I remember, at age 15, saying that I would never get married because of how much my father disgusted me. My mother died shortly after this, and I decided to move out. In 1778 I moved to Bath. I got a job as a companion to an elderly lady, Miss Sarah Dawson. This was one of the only respectable jobs an unmarried woman could get at the time. I earned very little money, but I always gave a portion of it to my family, No matter how short I was on cash. In 1783, I moved in with my sister ELiza and her husband. She had just had a baby and was suffering from depression. I was completely convinced that her husband was abusing her. I convinced her to leave her husband and her baby. We then moved and started a new life somewhere else. All of my terrible experiences opened my eyes, and I began to see how horribly women were treated. I then started my career as women's rights activist.
At an early age I saw how women were treated very differently than men. They were treated harshly and did not have as many opportunities as males. I remember only my brother, Ned, went to school. I was very envious of him. Also, my father taking his anger out on my mother, using her as his personal punching bag. My mom was never able to have any emotion, especially towards my father. She was not able to do anything but stay home. She cooked, cleaned, and had all the responsibility in the house while my father "attempted" to make it big, and was able to chase his dreams. My mother was never able to do that.
I believe that,
I believe that I have made a major impact on the modern world. Today, women are completely equal and free. They have the same amount of rights, maybe even more. They also have intellect. which I think is very important. I know for a fact that knowledge gets you places in life. Boys and girls now attend school together. If I had not spoke up and laid the foundation for women's rights, I feel the modern world would be a tad different. I don't know how long it would've taken a women to stand up for her rights if I had not first.
Education is one of the most important things in Iran's society, and young girls and women are able to have an education. Which I really love. People of all ages and all genders should be able to have an education. I hope that in 100 years Iran will be violence free. I pray that this is just a rough phase that this country is going through. Unfortunately, I feel as though the violence and unequality will only get stronger. The terrorist groups will get worse, and the country will go down hill even more. I do think that it will rise up again happily, but for Iran, I feel that it will take some time. |