Mary Shelley, the daughter of William Goodwin and Mary Wollstonecraft. Her mother was a feminist who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Mary Shelley's mother died when was young and she was raised by Anne K. Mellor. Although she was raised by Mellor, Shelley acquired her mothers views of feminism. Shelley would marry poet Percy Shelley. Shortly after her marriage Shelley wrote Frankenstein at the age of 18 as a result of a nightmare she had after loosing her child at birth. The book would become a classic and she would grow to become a renowned and acclaimed author.
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