How did Mary Wollstonecraft's reputation suffer after her death?
Her unconventional lifestyle was revealed
Her works were banned
Her family disowned her
She was accused of plagiarism
Answer
After Mary Wollstonecraft's death, her husband William Godwin published a memoir of her life, which inadvertently revealed her unconventional lifestyle, including her affairs and illegitimate child. This disclosure led to a decline in her reputation for almost a century, until the emergence of the feminist movement in the early 20th century.
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