This is a painting of my husband William Godwin. The painting was done by Henry William Pickersgill in the year 1830. William and I met in 1796 at a dinner for radical intellectuals and fell in love. I had been against marriage since my sister had to flee her abusive husband and i had to hide her. I only agreed to marriage when I found out that I was pregnant with my daughter Mary for it was considered wrong at the time to have a child out of wedlock.

"Writer Mary Wollstonecraft Marries William Godwin." History.com. A&E Television NEtworks, 2009. Web. 9 Dec. 2015