Mary Wollstonecraft was an English feminist, philosopher and writer. Wollstonecraft wrote many texts on the education of women, including a novel, a conduct book, a treatise and a children's book. However, Wollstonecraft is particularly known for her book <em>A Vindication of the Rights of Woman</em> (1792). All of these encouraged women to become educated, to possess strength of character and to act according to reason.
The response should indicate an awareness that a formal interpretation would focus on the structure, literary elements, and devices in the poem, while a biographical interpretation would focus on the author's life and movitations.
