Wollstonecraftian
English
editEtymology
editFrom Wollstonecraft + -ian.
Adjective
editWollstonecraftian (comparative more Wollstonecraftian, superlative most Wollstonecraftian)
- Of or relating to Mary Wollstonecraft (1759–1797), English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights.
Noun
editWollstonecraftian (plural Wollstonecraftians)
- A proponent of the views expressed by Mary Wollstonecraft.
- 1802, The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners:
- Mary Hays, (says a highly respectable writer) I believe, is little known; but, from her Letters and Essays, she is evidently a Wollstonecraftian!