Frankenstein
Frankenstein, a novel by Mary Shelley, 1818
- also called The Modern Prometheus
Mary Shelley[edit | edit source]
- her mother was the famed writer and women's rights thinker, '''Mary Wollenstonecraft'''
- Wollenstonecraft is considered the "first feminist"
- her father, '''William Godwin''', was a famous political philosopher and novelist
- Godwin was considered a political radical for his attacks on political institutions, "aristocratic priviliege", and religion
- he was an early promoter of "utilitarianism,"