Use these resources to find out about the extraordinary life and writing of Mary Wollstonecraft, the mother of British feminism.
Created in partnership with Newington Green Meeting House and the Wollstonecraft Society, with thanks to support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Suitable for Key Stage 2.
Hear more from the Programme Manager of the Newington Green Meeting House: Revolutionary Ideas project Amy Todd and People’s History Museum’s Learning Officer, Liz Thorpe in this introductory video.
Access the world’s first comic book telling the story of Mary Wollstonecraft’s life.
The comic book has been specifically developed for primary schools to meet the National Curriculum, and is accompanied by a six week scheme of work where learners explore the different aspects of Mary’s philosophy.
Spend your term exploring the concepts of mindfulness, feminism and preserving the past through digestible and engaging activities.
Open the comic book
The scheme of work covers one lesson per week over a term of six weeks and is perfect for Key Stage 2 learners.
Each week classes can follow a PowerPoint presentation to learn about aspects of Mary’s life. The presentations are available to download following the links below and have been separated by theme:
Accompanying workbooks for each of the six lessons are available to download.
The workbook activities are explained in each of the six PowerPoint presentations.
Examples of activities include: creating a recipe for friendship, becoming feminist time detectives by analysing historical photographs, and researching and sharing information about inspiring people in the learners’ local areas.
Download workbooks
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