SmothPubs: Mary Wollstonecraft in London

Mary Wollstonecraft in London

(The flowers evoke the Suffragette colours)

Earlier this year an interesting piece of street art appeared outside Newington Green Unitarian Church, signed by street artist “Stewy” – see inter alia http://avindicationoftherightsofmary.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/more-on-marys-manifestation-and-stewys.html.

Mary spent many key periods of her life in London, so there is plenty of scope for more of this sort of thing at other sites.

For example (Work-in-progress table):-

	MW's London

1759	*first home*	Primrose St. (-> Liverpool St. Station)
	*from age 4*	nr. Epping Forest
	*from age 6*	nr. Barking
1774	*aged 16-17*	Queen's Row, Hoxton
1777	parents/family	Walworth
1780	parents/family	Enfield

1782	*chez Blood, 1782-3*	1 King's Row, Walham Green		Finsbury Sq. (Christies)
1784	*with Eliza*	Hackney, with sister Eliza (Bess)
	*mid-1780s*	Hackney, with Eliza (Bess)		Islington, with Eliza	Newington Green
1784-86	*mid-1780s*	school, with sisters, Fanny Blood
1788	*small terrace house found for MW by JJ*	49, George St., Blackfriars		George [-> Dolben] St.
1791	*J Johnson's printshop/rooms*	72, St. Paul's Churchyard	Meets William Godwin chez J.J.	working on Analytical Review
1791	*early 1790s*	Store St.

	*lodgings*	16 Finsbury Pl.	1 Cumming St.	16 Judd St. East
	*with Imlay*	26 Charlotte St.	New Rd. (Euston Rd.) last meeting with Imlay
1795	*suicide attempt Oct. '95 & rescue*	Putney Bridge	Duke's Head tavern, Fulham
1796		Moves to Cummiing St.; WG.
	*Godwin*	25 Chalton St., Somers Town
1797	*with Godwin*	Old St. Pancras church	29 Polygon, Somers Town (Werrington St.)

	*Mary Hays*	30 Kirby St.
	*brother Ned & wife*	1 St. Katharine's St.
	*home of Bloods*	Newington Butts
	*Fuseli*	72 Qu. Anne St. East
	*Joel & Ruth Barlow*	18 Gt. Titchfield St.

Biographies for more detail on the above by: Lyndall Gordon, Claire Tomalin, Janet Todd

Postscript, October 2019:

Dolben Street SE1, formerly George Street, has a blue plaque

London Borough of Southwark

Mary Wollstonecraft

(1759-1797)

Writer, teacher and

champion of women's

rights

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