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130: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Today's episode is about Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, one of the most prolific authors of all time. She is considered the mother of science fiction and wrote Frankenstein, which would go on to inspire the movie monster imbedded into pop culture today. From the beginning, her life was steeped in tragedy, betrayal, and loss, which would influence her writings and give us what we have today.
TRIGGER WARNINGS: SUICIDE, INFANT/CHILD MORTALITY/DEATH, MISCARRIAGE, ADULTERY
If you or someone you love is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please call or text the Suicide Hotline at 988.
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Sources
"Mary Shelley" (May 6 2021)
https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/mary-shelley
"10 Facts About Mary Shelley" by Michele Debczak (Aug 26 2022)
www.mentalfloss.com/posts/mary-shelley-author-facts
“Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley” by Kathleen Kuiper (Oct 14 2025)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Wollstonecraft-Shelley
“Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley”
https://knarf.english.upenn.edu/MShelley/bio.html
“A Biographical Sketch of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)” by Charlotte Pabst-Kastner (Dec 30 2015)
https://victorianweb.org/previctorian/mshelley/bio.html
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By illequippedhistoryToday's episode is about Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, one of the most prolific authors of all time. She is considered the mother of science fiction and wrote Frankenstein, which would go on to inspire the movie monster imbedded into pop culture today. From the beginning, her life was steeped in tragedy, betrayal, and loss, which would influence her writings and give us what we have today.
TRIGGER WARNINGS: SUICIDE, INFANT/CHILD MORTALITY/DEATH, MISCARRIAGE, ADULTERY
If you or someone you love is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please call or text the Suicide Hotline at 988.
Follow us on Instagram!
https://www.instagram.com/illequippedhistory/
Join our Facebook group!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/illequippedhistory
Email us!
Check us out on TikTok!
https://www.tiktok.com/@illequipped.histo
Find us on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/@Ill-EquippedHistory
Donate to our Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/illequippedhistory
Sources
"Mary Shelley" (May 6 2021)
https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/mary-shelley
"10 Facts About Mary Shelley" by Michele Debczak (Aug 26 2022)
www.mentalfloss.com/posts/mary-shelley-author-facts
“Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley” by Kathleen Kuiper (Oct 14 2025)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Wollstonecraft-Shelley
“Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley”
https://knarf.english.upenn.edu/MShelley/bio.html
“A Biographical Sketch of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851)” by Charlotte Pabst-Kastner (Dec 30 2015)
https://victorianweb.org/previctorian/mshelley/bio.html
Sound Credits:
rain_medium_thunders.aif by loopbasedmusic -- https://freesound.org/s/157485/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Heavy_Rain_UK_Cambridge_2.wav by alexkandrell -- https://freesound.org/s/316893/ -- License: Attribution 3.0
NYC Rain 4 G- lightening crack.wav by bmlake -- https://freesound.org/s/251635/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
Birds_Tweeting.wav by ken788 -- https://freesound.org/s/386732/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
Music by Liam Brooks from Pixabay
https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-tense-horror-background-4235