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After his first wife's death, what did Godwin do as a tribute?

  • He wrote a biography

  • He built a monument

  • He dedicated a book to her

  • He named a character after her

Answer

Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, the author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, died in childbirth on September 10, 1797. Her husband, William Godwin, was devastated by her death and wrote a biography of her as a tribute. The book, Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman, was published in 1798.
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