These are the last three notes that I wrote to my husband, William Godwin, before I gave Birth to my daughter Mary. William and i preferred to live independently during the day, communicating only through letters. In these letters, I refer to the baby as an animal and looking for reassurance from the midwife Mrs. Blenkinsop. The last line in the final letter is inspired by my mothers last words, "Have a little patience and all will be over." Mary was born about an hour later with no problems, until afterwards when i acquired an infection.

"Mary Wollstonecraft's last three notes to Godwin." Shelley's Ghost - Reshaping the Image of a Literary Family. New York Public Library, n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2015.