ABSTRACT
Throughout the past two centuries, Mary Wollstonecraft has been called many things, and throughout her short life, she wore many different hats. Albeit deserving of the public accolades but not of the aspersions, she was neither saint nor Satan but a little bit of both saint and sinner. One thing she was throughout her entire life, however, was an educator. From her early years when she took care of her siblings and made sure that they received the education they needed in order to earn a living, and through her own experiences as governess; founder, manager, and teacher at her own schools; friend; lover; mother; and, most of all, writer—she educated. Throughout all her books, nonfiction and fiction alike, she not only taught but also formulated and published theories of how children and adults should be educated.
