Mary Wollstonecraft
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Mary Wollstonecraft was a feminist writer who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (PROSE: The Clockwork Woman [+]Loading...["The Clockwork Woman (novel)"]) in 1792. She also advocated against slavery and the monarchy.
She was honoured as "Cousin Mary" in the Liberté ritual of the Eleven-Day Empire's Feast of Fools. (PROSE: A Tour of the Capital [+]Loading...["A Tour of the Capital (short story)"])
Charlotte Brontë was a fan of Mary Wollstonecraft's writing, and lent one of her books to Ellen. Ellen's father described the book as "the work of the Devil". (COMIC: Unearthly Things [+]Loading...["Unearthly Things (comic story)"])