A major figure in her time and of wide-ranging influence and study today, Mary Wollstonecraft's three major political writings are brought together for the first time in the the order that they appeared in the 1790s. From her growing awareness of the relationship between politics and economics to that between institutions and individuals, this edition illustrates the development of Wollstonecraft's political thought and personal beliefs, and illuminates the depth of her political writing as never before.